Etymology

monosaturated

M3O1N1O1S1A1T1U1R1A1T1E1D2

Today it means: Having one saturated fatty acid Full definition →

English saturated ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishsaturated
  5. English todaymonosaturated

From mono- + saturated.

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