Term: saturated fatty acid: a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
Broader: fatty acid: any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms | Unrelated: invasion: (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
Broader: fatty acid: any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms | Unrelated: pandiculation: yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)