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saturated fatty acid vs heptadecanoic acid

heptadecanoic acid vs saturated fatty acid

saturated fatty acid and heptadecanoic acid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
saturated fatty acid Yes No No No
heptadecanoic acid Yes No No No
As nouns, heptadecanoic acid is a hyponym of saturated fatty acid; that is, heptadecanoic acid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saturated fatty acid:
  • saturated fatty acid: a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
  • heptadecanoic acid: a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
saturated fatty acid (noun) heptadecanoic acid (noun)
a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
Difference between saturated fatty acid and heptadecanoic acid

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