| NOUN | substance | elaidic acid | a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid |
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| Meaning | A monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods. | |
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| Broader | monounsaturated fatty acid | An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule |
| trans fatty acid | A fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape) | |
| Catalan | àcid elaídic | |
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