WordTaiwan frequency #12,092
脂肪酸
ㄓ ㄈㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄢ
“fatty acid; a carboxylic acid with a long carbon chain; varies by chain length and number and position of double bonds; common ones have even carbon counts from 4 to 28 carbons; e.g., stearic acid, palmitic acid”
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- 脂肪ㄓ ㄈㄤˊfat; a lipid compound in the body, food, or plants; stores energy and insulates organs.
- 油脂ㄧㄡˊ ㄓgrease; oil; fat; oily or greasy substance from plants or animals; used in cooking, soap, candles, etc.
- 胺基酸ㄢ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨㄢamino acid; organic compound containing both amino and carboxyl groups; basic building block of proteins
- 酸甜ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊsweet and sour; a flavor combining sugar and acid; bittersweet feelings of joy and sadness
- 辛酸ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢbitter, pungent (taste); sad; miserable; full of hardship and sorrow
- 心酸ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢto feel sad; to feel a pang of sorrow; heartache
- 碳酸ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄢcarbonic acid; a weak acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water, used in beverages and chemicals
- 胃酸ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄢhydrochloric acid in gastric juice; stomach acid
- 酸菜ㄙㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˋpickled cabbage or mustard greens fermented until sour; a traditional preserved vegetable
- 樹脂ㄕㄨˋ ㄓresin; synthetic polymer used to make plastics, coatings, adhesives, and insulators
- 酸性ㄙㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋacidity; acidic property; able to turn blue litmus paper red, with a sour taste in solution, reacting with bases and active metals
- 核酸ㄏㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄢnucleic acid; biological polymer of nucleotides, including RNA and DNA, involved in genetic information