POLYUNSATURATED

polyunsaturated

(adjective) (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

polyunsaturated (not comparable)

(chemistry) Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.

(nutrition, of a fat or oil) Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat though to be an important cause of heart disease).

Synonyms

• (nutrition, of a fat): unhealthy

Source: Wiktionary



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