polyunsaturated
The English word “polyunsaturated” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human 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).
Etymology
From poly- + unsaturated.
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More English words
- polyubiquitylate
- polyubiquitylated
- polyubiquitylation
- polyunsaturate
- polyunsaturated fat
- polyunsaturated fatty acid
- polyunsaturation
- polyurea
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