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• monounsaturated fatty acid (noun)
  1. 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
• omega-3 fatty acid (noun)
  1. a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
• omega-6 fatty acid (noun)
  1. a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
• polyunsaturated fatty acid (noun)
  1. 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
• saturated fatty acid (noun)
  1. a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
• trans fatty acid (noun)
  1. and so changing its shape a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid ; found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
• unsaturated fatty acid (noun)
  1. a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms
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