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Fat
Fat refers to triacylglycerol solid at room temperature.
Fig. Structure of a triacylglycerol. Left part: glycerol; Right part, from top to bottom: palmitic acid, oleic acid, and alpha-linolenic acid.
Definitions in the literature
- Substance that consists mainly of triglycerides [1].
- a lipid composed of three saturated fatty acids covalently bonded to glycerol; fats are solid at room temperature [2].
