unsaturated fatty acid
English
Noun
unsaturated fatty acid (plural unsaturated fatty acids)
- (biochemistry) 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