English Explanatory Dictionary

polyunsaturated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.
  2. Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat thought to be an important cause of heart disease).

Word forms

polyunsaturated

Etymology

From poly- + unsaturated.

Related words

monounsaturated saturated fat

Derived words

polyunsaturated fat polyunsaturated fatty acid unpolyunsaturated
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