saturated fat

noun

A type of dietary fat composed of fatty acid chains that contain only single bonds between carbon atoms and are fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.

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sat. fatsat fat
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Meanings

nounsaturated fat (countable and uncountable, plural saturated fats)

plural saturated fats

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA type of dietary fat composed of fatty acid chains that contain only single bonds between carbon atoms and are fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.

    Synonyms: sat. fat, sat fat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of dietary fat composed of fatty acid chains that contain only single bonds between carbon atoms and are fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.

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sat. fatsat fat

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 飽和脂肪 /饱和脂肪
  • 飽和脂肪 /饱和脂肪 (bǎohé zhīfáng)fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Finnish tyydyttynyt rasva
  • tyydyttynyt rasvafat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
German gesättigtes Fett
  • gesättigtes Fettfat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Irish saill sháithithe
  • saill sháithithefat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Korean 포화지방
  • 포화지방 (pohwajibang)fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Malay lemak tertepu
  • lemak tertepufat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Māori ngako kōhura
  • ngako kōhurafat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Russian насы́щенный жир
  • насы́щенный жир (nasýščennyj žir)fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Swedish mättat fett
  • mättat fettfat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Thai ไขมันอิ่มตัว
  • ไขมันอิ่มตัว (kǎi-man-ìm-dtuua)fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Turkish doymuş yağ
  • doymuş yağfat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
Cite this entry
APA

saturated fat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saturated%20fat

MLA

“saturated fat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saturated%20fat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saturated fat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saturated%20fat.

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