polyunsaturated fatty acid

Noun

Meaning

an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

unsaturated fatty acid saturated fatty acids poly unsaturated fatty acids trans-unsaturated fatty acids monounsaturated fatty acids poly-unsaturated fatty acid polyunsaturated fatty acids monounsaturated fats unsaturated fats polyunsaturated fats

Hypernyms

unsaturated fatty acid

Hyponyms

omega-3 fatty acid linoleic acid omega-6 omega-6 fatty acid omega-3 linolic acid

Related terms

saturated fatty acid unsaturated fatty acid polyunsaturated fat

Close letter words and terms

polyunsaturated polyunsaturated fat polyunsaturated fats polyunsaturated fatty acids polyunsaturation Polyura alphius