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trans fatty acid

trans fatty acid noun: an unsaturated fatty acid in which one or more of the double bonds has the trans orientation instead of the usual cis orientation.

Noun

trans fatty acid (plural trans fatty acids)

  1. An unsaturated fatty acid in which one or more of the double bonds has the trans orientation instead of the usual cis orientation.
    • Recently, however, scientists have found that trans fatty acids produced by hydrogenation actually raise blood cholesterol levels.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 1, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN

Forms of trans fatty acid

pluraltrans fatty acids

Questions about trans fatty acid

What does trans fatty acid mean?
Trans fatty acid means an unsaturated fatty acid in which one or more of the double bonds has the trans orientation instead of the usual cis orientation.
What part of speech is trans fatty acid?
Trans fatty acid is a noun.
What is the plural of trans fatty acid?
The plural of trans fatty acid is trans fatty acids.

Words near trans fatty acid in the dictionary

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  2. trans effect
  3. trans effects
  4. trans fat
  5. trans fats
  6. trans fatty acid
  7. trans fatty acids
  8. trans female
  9. trans females
  10. trans girl
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