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Lipids

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lipid   organic molecule that is relatively insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents  
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oil   a lipid that is liquid at room temperature  
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fat   a lipid that is solid at room temperature  
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fatty acid   a type of lipid consisting of a chain of carbons with a methyl(-CH3) group and a carboxylic acid (-COOH) group at the end  
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alpha end   the end of a fatty acid with a carboxylic acid group  
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omega end   the end of a fatty acid with a methyl group  
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chain length   the # of carbons in a fatty acid's backbone  
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saturated fatty acid(SFA)   a fatty acid that contains only C-C single bonds  
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monounsaturated fatty acid(MUFA)   a fatty acid that contains one C-C dbl bond  
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polyunsaturated fatty acid(PUFA)   a fatty acid that contains more than one C-C dbl bond  
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cis dbl bond   hydrogen atoms are positioned on the same side  
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trans dbl bond   hydrogen atoms are positioned on opposite sides  
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trans fatty acid   a fatty acid containing at least one trans dbl bond  
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