fatty alcohol

noun

Any of a group of long-chain aliphatic alcohols, found in nature esterified with fatty acids in the form of waxes.

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Meanings

nounfatty alcohol (plural fatty alcohols)

plural fatty alcohols

  1. chemistryAny of a group of long-chain aliphatic alcohols, found in nature esterified with fatty acids in the form of waxes.

Translations

Finnish rasva-alkoholi
  • rasva-alkoholiorganic compound
German Fettalkohol
  • Fettalkoholorganic compound
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APA

fatty alcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatty%20alcohol

MLA

“fatty alcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatty%20alcohol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatty alcohol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatty%20alcohol.

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