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polyunsaturated

polyunsaturated adjective: of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.

Adjective

polyunsaturated (not comparable)

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

Origin of polyunsaturated

From poly- + unsaturated.

Words formed from polyunsaturated

Phrases with polyunsaturated

Questions about polyunsaturated

What does polyunsaturated mean?
Polyunsaturated means of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.
What part of speech is polyunsaturated?
Polyunsaturated is an adjective.

Words near polyunsaturated in the dictionary

  1. polyubiquitylates
  2. polyubiquitylating
  3. polyubiquitylation
  4. polyubiquitylations
  5. polyunsaturate
  6. polyunsaturated
  7. polyunsaturated fat
  8. polyunsaturated fats
  9. polyunsaturated fatty acid
  10. polyunsaturated fatty acids
  11. polyunsaturates

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