#carboxylic_acid  an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
  supertype:  acid  any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
  subtype:  acetic_acid__ethanoic_acid  a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
     subtype:  acetum  a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)
     subtype:  trichloroacetic_acid__trichloroaceticacid__trichloracetic_acid  a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
     subtype:  vinegar  dilute acetic acid
  subtype:  hexanedioic_acid__hexanedioicacid__adipic_acid  a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
  subtype:  mucic_acid__mucicacid  a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar
  subtype:  suberic_acid__subericacid__octanedioic_acid__octanedioicacid  a dicarboxylic acid found in cork
  subtype:  succinic_acid  a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
  subtype:  saccharic_acid__saccharicacid  a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
  subtype:  sebacic_acid__sebacicacid__decanedioicacid  a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins
  subtype:  sorbic_acid  a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative
  subtype:  valeric_acid__valericacid__pentanoic_acid__pentanoicacid  a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs
  subtype:  fatty_acid__fattyacid  any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis
     subtype:  saturated_fatty_acid__saturatedfattyacid  a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
        subtype:  margaric_acid__heptadecanoic_acid__heptadecanoicacid  a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
        subtype:  butyric_acid__butyricacid__butanoic_acid  an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
           subtype:  hydroxybutyric_acid__oxybutyric_acid  hydroxy derivative of butyric acid
              subtype:  beta-hydroxybutyric_acid  beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
        subtype:  capric_acid__decanoic_acid  a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats
        subtype:  caproic_acid__caproicacid__hexanoic_acid  a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
        subtype:  caprylic_acid  a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils
        subtype:  lauric_acid__dodecanoic_acid  a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
        subtype:  myristic_acid__tetradecanoic_acid__tetradecanoicacid  a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats
        subtype:  palmitic_acid__hexadecanoic_acid  a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products
        subtype:  stearic_acid__stearicacid__octadecanoic_acid  a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
     subtype:  unsaturated_fatty_acid__unsaturatedfattyacid  a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms
        subtype:  monounsaturated_fatty_acid__monounsaturatedfattyacid  an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds
           subtype:  elaidic_acid__elaidicacid  a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods
           subtype:  oleic_acid__oleicacid  a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils
        subtype:  polyunsaturated_fatty_acid__polyunsaturatedfattyacid  an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil
           subtype:  alpha-linolenic_acid__alphalinolenicacid  a polyunsaturated fatty acid most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition
           subtype:  docosahexaenoic_acid__docosahexaenoicacid  a polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)
           subtype:  elcosapentaenoic_acid  a polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)
           subtype:  linoleic_acid__linolic_acid__linolicacid  a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap
           subtype:  linolenic_acid__linolenicacid  a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid
        subtype:  ricinoleic_acid  an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
        subtype:  eleostearic_acid__eleostearicacid__elaeostearicacid  a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid
     subtype:  trans_fatty_acid__transfattyacid  a fatty acid that has been been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
        subtype:  elaidic_acid__elaidicacid  a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods
  subtype:  benzoic_acid__benzoicacid  a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins
  subtype:  propionic_acid__propionicacid__propanoic_acid__propanoicacid  a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates
  subtype:  lactic_acid  a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
  subtype:  propenoic_acid__propenoicacid__acrylic_acid__acrylicacid  an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins

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