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polyunsaturated
adjective poly·un·sat·u·rat·ed \ˌpä-lē-ˌən-ˈsa-chə-ˌrā-təd\
Definition of POLYUNSATURATED
of an oil or fatty acid : having many double or triple bonds in a molecule — compare monounsaturated
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First Known Use of POLYUNSATURATED
1932
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polyunsaturated
adjective poly·un·sat·u·rat·ed \ˌpäl-ē-ˌən-ˈsach-ə-ˌrāt-əd\
Medical Definition of POLYUNSATURATED
of an oil, fat, or fatty acid : having in each molecule many chemical bonds in which two or three pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms—compare monounsaturated
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