trans fatty acids
trans fatty acids is the plural of trans fatty acid.
Meaning of trans fatty acid
Noun
trans fatty acid (plural trans fatty acids)
- 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
Questions about trans fatty acids
- What is trans fatty acids the plural of?
- Trans fatty acids is the plural of trans fatty acid.
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