polyunsaturated

adj

Etymology

From poly- + unsaturated.

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds

    Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.

  2. Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance…

    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).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for polyunsaturated. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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