polyunsaturated fatty acid

noun

A fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds

Meanings

nounpolyunsaturated fatty acid (plural polyunsaturated fatty acids)

plural polyunsaturated fatty acids

  1. chemistryA fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 多不飽和脂肪酸 /多不饱和脂肪酸
  • 多不飽和脂肪酸 /多不饱和脂肪酸 (duōbùbǎohé zhīfángsuān)fatty acid
Dutch meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren
  • meervoudig onverzadigde vetzurenfatty acid
Finnish monityydyttymätön rasvahappo
  • monityydyttymätön rasvahappofatty acid
French acide gras polyinsaturé
  • acide gras polyinsaturéfatty acid
Irish aigéad sailleach polai-neamhsháithithe
  • aigéad sailleach polai-neamhsháithithefatty acid
Polish wielonienasycony kwas tłuszczowy
  • wielonienasycony kwas tłuszczowyfatty acid
Vietnamese axit béo không no nhiều nối đôi, đa axit béo không bão hòa nhiều nối đôi
  • axit béo không no nhiều nối đôifatty acid
  • đa axit béo không bão hòa nhiều nối đôifatty acid
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