Meanings
nounpolyunsaturate (plural polyunsaturates)
plural polyunsaturates
- any polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid
adjectivepolyunsaturate (comparative more polyunsaturate, superlative most polyunsaturate)
comparative more polyunsaturate · superlative most polyunsaturate
- polyunsaturated
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Englishunsaturate
- Englishpolyunsaturate
From poly- + unsaturate.
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polyunsaturate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyunsaturate
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“polyunsaturate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyunsaturate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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