polyunsaturated fatty acid
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1. an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | unsaturated fatty acid, |
| definition | : | a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | omega-3, omega-3 fatty acid, |
| definition | : | a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | omega-6, omega-6 fatty acid, |
| definition | : | a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | linoleic acid, linolic acid, |
| definition | : | a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap (noun.substance) |
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