unsaturated fatty acid

noun

A fatty acid, such as oleic acid, that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

Opposite
saturated fatty acid
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Meanings

noununsaturated fatty acid (plural unsaturated fatty acids)

plural unsaturated fatty acids

  1. biochemistryA fatty acid, such as oleic acid, that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

    Antonyms: saturated fatty acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fatty acid, such as oleic acid, that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

Opposite
saturated fatty acid

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 不飽和脂肪酸 /不饱和脂肪酸
  • 不飽和脂肪酸 /不饱和脂肪酸 (bat¹ baau² wo⁴ zi¹ fong¹ syun¹)a fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Chinese Mandarin 不飽和脂肪酸 /不饱和脂肪酸
  • 不飽和脂肪酸 /不饱和脂肪酸 (bùbǎohé zhīfángsuān)a fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Hungarian telítetlen zsírsav
  • telítetlen zsírsava fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Irish aigéad sailleach neamhsháithithe
  • aigéad sailleach neamhsháithithea fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Japanese 不飽和脂肪酸
  • 不飽和脂肪酸 (fuhōwa shibōsan)a fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Korean 불포화 지방산
  • 불포화 지방산 (bulpohwa jibangsan)a fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Thai กรดไขมันไม่อิ่มตัว
  • กรดไขมันไม่อิ่มตัว (gròt-kǎi-man-mâi-ìm-dtuua)a fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Vietnamese axit béo chưa bão hòa, axit béo không bão hòa
  • axit béo chưa bão hòaa fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
  • axit béo không bão hòaa fatty acid that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond
Cite this entry
APA

unsaturated fatty acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturated%20fatty%20acid

MLA

“unsaturated fatty acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturated%20fatty%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsaturated fatty acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturated%20fatty%20acid.

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