unsaturated fat

noun

A type of dietary fat where the fatty acid chains contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms, making them less saturated with hydrogen, causing them to typically remain liquid at room temperature.

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Meanings

noununsaturated fat (countable and uncountable, plural unsaturated fats)

plural unsaturated fats

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA type of dietary fat where the fatty acid chains contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms, making them less saturated with hydrogen, causing them to typically remain liquid at room temperature.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 不飽和脂肪 /不饱和脂肪
  • 不飽和脂肪 /不饱和脂肪 (bùbǎohé zhīfáng)unsaturated fat
Finnish tyydyttymätön rasva, tyydyttämätön rasva
  • tyydyttymätön rasvaunsaturated fat
  • tyydyttämätön rasvaunsaturated fat
Irish saill neamhsháithithe
  • saill neamhsháithitheunsaturated fat
Malay lemak tidak tepu
  • lemak tidak tepuunsaturated fat
Māori ngako hamanga
  • ngako hamangaunsaturated fat
Russian ненасы́щенный жир
  • ненасы́щенный жир (nenasýščennyj žir)unsaturated fat
Swedish omättat fett
  • omättat fettunsaturated fat
Thai ไขมันไม่อิ่มตัว
  • ไขมันไม่อิ่มตัว (kǎi-man-mâi-ìm-dtuua)unsaturated fat
Vietnamese chất béo không bão hòa
  • chất béo không bão hòaunsaturated fat
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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