elaidic acid
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1. a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | trans fatty acid, |
| definition | : | a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | monounsaturated fatty acid, |
| definition | : | an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds (noun.substance) |
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