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unsaturated fat
(redirected from Fatty acids, unsaturated)

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fat (fat)
1. adipose tissue, forming soft pads between organs, smoothing and rounding out body contours, and furnishing a reserve supply of energy.
2. an ester of glycerol with fatty acids, usually oleic, palmitic, or stearic acid.

polyunsaturated fat  one containing polyunsaturated fatty acids.
saturated fat  one containing saturated fatty acids.
unsaturated fat  one containing unsaturated fatty acids.

unsaturated fat
n.
A fat having chains of unsaturated fatty acids.


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