polyunsaturated

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Synonyms: polyunsaturate, polyunsaturates, polysaturated

Antonyms: polyunsaturate, polyunsaturates, polysaturated

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} Of or relating to [[long]] [[chain]] [[organic]] [[compound]]s that have [[multiple]] [[double bond]]s; polyunsaturated [[fatty acid]]s are [[essential]] to [[human]] [[nutrition]].
2. {{lb|en|nutrition|of a fat or oil}} Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into [[cholesterol]] (a substance containing a lot of fat thought to be an important cause of heart disease).

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