NOUN | substance | polyunsaturated fat | a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms |
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Meaning | A 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. | |
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Broader | fat | A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) |
Spanish | grasa poliinsaturada | |
Catalan | àcid gras poliinsaturat, greix poliinsaturat |
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