unsaturated fat
A type of dietary fat where the fatty acid chains contain one or more double bonds…A type of dietary fat where the fatty acid chains contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms, making them less saturated with hydrogen, causing them to typically remain liquid at room temperature.
» Unsaturated fats are essential to a healthy diet.
Ungesättigte Fettsäuren sind entscheidend für eine gesunde Ernährung.
Ненасыщенные жиры необходимы для здорового питания.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of dietary fat where the fatty acid chains contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms, making them less saturated with hydrogen, causing them to typically remain liquid at room temperature.
ненасы́щенный жирnenasýščennyj žir
Examples
2 sentencesUnsaturated fats are essential to a healthy diet.
ruНенасыщенные жиры необходимы для здорового питания. — odexed
deUngesättigte Fettsäuren sind entscheidend für eine gesunde Ernährung. — Vortarulo
Saturated fats may be healthier than poly-unsaturated fats. The latter oxidize easily, while saturated fats remain stable.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: unsaturated fats| Singular | unsaturated fat |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable