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omega-3 fatty acid
a polyunsaturated fatty acid, essential for normal retinal function, that influences various metabolic pathways, resulting in lowered cholesterol and triglyceride levels, inhibited platelet clotting, and reduced inflammatory and immune reactions. -
trans-fatty acid
a polyunsaturated fatty acid that has been converted from the cis-form by hydrogenation: used in the manufacture of margarine -
beta-oxidation
a process by which fatty acids are degraded, involving oxidation of the beta carbons and removal of successive two-carbon fragments from the fatty acid. -
fatty alcohol
any of several long-chain alcohols from animals or plants, analogous to the fatty acids, used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, etc. -
n-3 fatty acid
Biochemistry. omega-3 fatty acid. -
tallow
the fatty tissue or suet of animals.