Meanings
adjectivemonounsaturated (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryhaving a single double or triple bond
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) saturated except for one multiple bond
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- Englishunsaturated
- Englishmonounsaturated
From mono- + unsaturated.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish monoumættet
- monoumættetmonunsaturated
Finnish kertatyydyttymätön
- kertatyydyttymätönmonunsaturated
Irish monai-neamhsháithithe
- monai-neamhsháithithemonunsaturated
Yiddish מאָנאָאומגעזעטיקט
- מאָנאָאומגעזעטיקט (monoumgezetikt)monunsaturated
Cite this entry
APA
monounsaturated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monounsaturated
MLA
“monounsaturated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monounsaturated. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monounsaturated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monounsaturated.
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