polyunsaturated en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English un- English saturated English unsaturated English polyunsaturated From poly- + unsaturated.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.
- (not-comparable, of a fat or oil, qualifier:nutrition) Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat thought to be an important cause of heart disease).
Deriveds
polyunsaturated fatty acid · unpolyunsaturated · polyunsaturated fat
Relateds
saturated fat · monounsaturated
Translations (11)
da flerumættet (relating to long chain organic compounds) · cmn 多不飽和 /多不饱和 (relating to long chain organic compounds) · cy amlannirlawn (relating to long chain organic compounds) · ca poliinsaturat (relating to long chain organic compounds) · ga polai-neamhsháithithe (relating to long chain organic compounds) · sv fleromättad (relating to long chain organic compounds) · ka პოლიუჯერი (relating to long chain organic compounds) · ga il-neamhsháithithe (relating to long chain organic compounds) · fi monityydyttymätön (relating to long chain organic compounds) · yi סך־אומגעזעטיקט (relating to long chain organic compounds) · nb flerumettet (relating to long chain organic compounds)