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French
Etymology
Coined by chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul in 1813,[1] as they are acidic products of the hydrolysis of lipids.
Pronunciation
Noun
acide gras m (plural acides gras)
- (chemistry) fatty acid
Descendants
References
- ^ Chevreul, M. E. (1813). Sur plusieurs corps gras, et particulièrement sur leurs combinaisons avec les alcalis. Annales de Chimie, t. 88, p. 225-261. Gallica, Google Books.