HyperDic: polyunsaturated_fat

English > 1 sense of the expression polyunsaturated fat:
NOUNsubstancepolyunsaturated fata class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms
English > polyunsaturated fat: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol.
BroaderfatA soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
Spanishgrasa poliinsaturada
Catalanàcid gras poliinsaturat, greix poliinsaturat

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