fatty alcohol
Definition
A fatty alcohol is a fatty acid derivative which has been defined as:
an aliphatic alcohol consisting of a chain of 3 to greater than 27 carbon atoms. Fatty alcohols may be saturated or unsaturated and may be branched or unbranched.
Reference
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EMBL-EBI 2025 Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EBML). [2025-2-27] www.ebi.ac.uk
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Relationships
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fatty alcohol
Properties
Label
fatty alcohol
EUPH Code (UID)
[6895]
EUPH IRI
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_24026
Descriptor
n/a
Created
2023-12-27
Updated
2025-12-04
Contributors
Class
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Definition
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Translation
Authors: Michael Rubinigg, Michael Rubinigg
Class translations
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English
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fatty alcohol
Compound noun, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Approved
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German
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Fettalkohol
Noun, Masculine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Approved
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