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Specific structural criteria define a carboxylic acid as a fatty acid
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Is it true that specific structural criteria define a carboxylic acid as a fatty acid?
Yes. Fatty acids are defined specifically as carboxylic acids possessing an aliphatic chain.
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Wikipedia: Carboxylic acid. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxylic_acid
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Wikipedia: Fatty acid. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid
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