HyperDic: trans_fatty_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression trans fatty acid:
NOUNsubstancetrans fatty acida fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape)
English > trans fatty acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Narrowerelaidic acidA monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid
Broaderfatty acidAny of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis
Substance ofmargarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, margeA spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

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