unsaturated fatty acid
English
Noun
unsaturated fatty acid (plural unsaturated fatty acids)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A fatty acid, such as oleic acid, that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.
- Antonym: saturated fatty acid
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Translations
a fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
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Further reading
- Unsaturated fat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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