unsaturated fatty acid

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unsaturated fatty acid (plural unsaturated fatty acids)

  1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A fatty acid, such as oleic acid, that contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.
    Antonym: saturated fatty acid

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