polyunsaturated

polyunsaturated
poly·un·sat·u·rat·ed .päl-ē-.ən-'sach-ə-.rāt-əd adj 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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poly·un·sat·u·rat·ed (pol″e-ən-sachґər-āt″əd) of a chemical compound, containing two or more double or triple bonds; used particularly of fatty acids, such as linoleic acid.

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