unsaturated fatty acid

English

Noun

unsaturated fatty acid (plural unsaturated fatty acids)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A fatty acid, such as oleic acid, that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

   Antonym: saturated fatty acid

Related terms

• unsaturated fat
• saturated fatty acid
• polyunsaturated fatty acid

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