POLYUNSATURATEDFAT
Polyunsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fats are triglycerides in which the hydrocarbon tails constitutes polyunsaturated fatty acids . "Unsaturated" refers to the fact that the molecules contain less than the maximum amount of hydrogen. These materials exist as cis or trans isomers depending on the geometry of the double bond.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Polyunsaturated fat
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polyunsaturated fat
Noun
- a fat or oil, almost exclusively from vegetable sources, containing a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids; will typically be liquid at room temperature
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