Meanings
nounpolyunsaturated fat (plural polyunsaturated fats)
plural polyunsaturated fats
- chemistryA type of unsaturated fat featuring fatty acids with two or more carbon-carbon double bonds in their structure, and remain liquid at room temperature.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 多元不飽和脂肪 /多元不饱和脂肪, 多不飽和脂肪 /多不饱和脂肪
- 多元不飽和脂肪 /多元不饱和脂肪 (duōyuán bùbǎohé zhīfáng)fat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
- 多不飽和脂肪 /多不饱和脂肪 (duōbùbǎohé zhīfáng)fat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Dutch meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuur
- meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuurfat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Finnish monityydyttymätön rasva
- monityydyttymätön rasvafat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
French graisse polyinsaturée
- graisse polyinsaturéefat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Hungarian többszörösen telítetlen zsírsav
- többszörösen telítetlen zsírsavfat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Irish saill il-neamhsháithithe
- saill il-neamhsháithithefat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Polish tłuszcz wielonienasycony
- tłuszcz wielonienasyconyfat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Russian полиненасы́щенный жир
- полиненасы́щенный жир (polinenasýščennyj žir)fat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Swedish fleromättat fett
- fleromättat fettfat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Welsh braster amlannirlawn
- braster amlannirlawnfat or oil containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids
Cite this entry
APA
polyunsaturated fat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyunsaturated%20fat
MLA
“polyunsaturated fat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyunsaturated%20fat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyunsaturated fat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyunsaturated%20fat.
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