Meanings
plural non-esterified fatty acids · abbreviation NEFA · alternative nonesterified fatty acid
- biochemistryAny fatty acid which occurs free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid; usually as the result of hydrolysis
Synonyms: free fatty acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny fatty acid which occurs free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid; usually as the result of hydrolysis
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 遊離脂肪酸 /游离脂肪酸
- 遊離脂肪酸 /游离脂肪酸 (jau⁴ lei⁴ zi¹ fong¹ syun¹)non-esterified fatty acid
Chinese Mandarin 遊離脂肪酸 /游离脂肪酸
- 遊離脂肪酸 /游离脂肪酸 (yóulí zhīfángsuān)non-esterified fatty acid
French acide gras non estérifié
- acide gras non estérifiénon-esterified fatty acid
German freie Fettsäure
- freie Fettsäurenon-esterified fatty acid
Greek μη εστεροποιημένο λιπαρό οξύ
- μη εστεροποιημένο λιπαρό οξύ (mi esteropoiiméno liparó oxý)non-esterified fatty acid
Japanese 遊離脂肪酸
- 遊離脂肪酸 (yūri shibōsan)non-esterified fatty acid
Korean 유리 지방산
- 유리 지방산 (yuri jibangsan)non-esterified fatty acid
Cite this entry
non-esterified fatty acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-esterified%20fatty%20acid
“non-esterified fatty acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-esterified%20fatty%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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