POLYUNSATURATEDFATTYACID

Polyunsaturated fatty acid

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are fatty acids that contain more than one double bond in their backbone. This class includes many important compounds, such as essential fatty acids and those that give drying oils their characteristic property.

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polyunsaturated fatty acid

Noun

  1. a fatty acid, such as arachidonic acid, that contains two or more carbon to carbon double bonds


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