Defenition of the word polyunsaturated fatty acid
Defenition of the word polyunsaturated fatty acid
an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil
Hyponyms for the word polyunsaturated fatty acid
linoleic acid
linolic acid
omega-3
omega-3 fatty acid
omega-6
omega-6 fatty acid
Hypernyms for the word polyunsaturated fatty acid
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tyramine
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