| Name: | intestine |
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| Definition: | Folded tube that has parts intestinal bulb, mid intestine and posterior intestine. The intestine is where digestion and nutrient absorption occurs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001338] |
| Name: | short-chain fatty acid |
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| Synonyms: | SCFA, SCFAs, short-chain fatty acids |
| Definition: | An aliphatic monocarboxylic acid with a chain length of less than C6. If any non-hydrocarbon substituent is present, the compound is not normally regarded as a short-chain fatty acid. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:26666] ( EBI ) |