polyunsaturated


Definition: Meaning of, polyunsaturated in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌpɒlɪʌnˈsatʃʊreɪtɪd /

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  1. polyunsaturated fats or oils come from vegetables and plants, and are considered to be better for your health than animal fats [↪  saturated fat]
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  • polyunsaturated fat (noun)
    1. a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
  • 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
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