- polyunsaturated
- adjective polyunsaturated fats or oils come from vegetables and plants, and are considered to be better for your health than animal fats —compare saturated fat
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
polyunsaturated
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polyunsaturated — (adj.) 1932, from POLY (Cf. poly ) + UNSATURATED (Cf. unsaturated) … Etymology dictionary
polyunsaturated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ referring to fats whose molecules contain several double or triple bonds, believed to be less healthy in the diet than monounsaturated fats. DERIVATIVES polyunsaturates plural noun … English terms dictionary
polyunsaturated — [päl΄ē un sach′ə rāt΄id] adj. 1. Chem. containing more than one double or triple bond in the molecule 2. designating any of certain vegetable and animal fats and oils with a low cholesterol content polyunsaturate [päl΄ē un sach′ərit] n … English World dictionary
polyunsaturated — [[t]pɒ̱liʌnsæ̱tʃʊreɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ Polyunsaturated oils and margarines are made mainly from vegetable fats and are considered healthier than those made from animal fats. Use polyunsaturated spread instead of butter … English dictionary
polyunsaturated — adjective of, or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition … Wiktionary
polyunsaturated — adj. Polyunsaturated is used with these nouns: ↑fat, ↑margarine, ↑oil … Collocations dictionary
polyunsaturated — pol|y|un|sat|u|ra|ted [ˌpɔliʌnˈsætʃəreıtıd US ˌpa: ] adj polyunsaturated fats or oils come from vegetables and plants, and are considered to be better for your health than animal fats →↑saturated fat >polyunsaturate [ rıt] n … Dictionary of contemporary English
polyunsaturated — pol|y|un|sat|u|rat|ed [ ,paliʌn sætʃə,reıtəd ] adjective polyunsaturated MARGARINES and oils are made mainly from vegetable fats and are considered to be healthier than those made from animal fats ╾ pol|y|un|sat|u|rate [ ,paliʌn sætʃərət ] noun… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
polyunsaturated — UK [ˌpɒlɪʌnˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd] / US [ˌpɑlɪʌnˈsætʃəˌreɪtəd] adjective chemistry polyunsaturated fats and oils are made mainly from vegetable oils. They are considered to be healthier than those made from saturated fats. See: monounsaturated Derived… … English dictionary
polyunsaturated — /ˌpɒliʌnˈsætʃəreɪtəd / (say .poleeun sachuhraytuhd) adjective Chemistry 1. of or relating to a fat or oil based at least partly on fatty acids which have two or more double bonds per chain, such as linolenic and linoleic acids. 2. of or relating… …
