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MONOUNSATURATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) saturated except for one multiple bond
Classified under:
Similar:
unsaturated (used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond)
Context examples:
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 18 carbons.
(Octadecenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 15 carbons.
(Pentadecenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
The delta-9-desaturase is an enzyme that helps the liver form monounsaturated fatty acids from saturated ones.
(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 15 carbons and the double bond at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.
(Pentadecenoic Acid n-9, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and the double bond at the 12th carbon from the methyl end.
(Petroselinic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 10 carbons.
(Decenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A monounsaturated medium-chain fatty acid with a 10-carbon backbone.
(Decenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Produced by pressing olives, Olive Oil has a high content of monounsaturated fats, thought beneficial for health.
(Olive Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
A monounsaturated long-chain fatty acid with a 20-carbon backbone and the sole double bond originating from the 11th position from the methyl end, with the bond in the cis- configuration.
(Gadoleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 20 carbons and the double bond at the 11th carbon from the methyl end.
(Gadoleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
