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MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monounsaturated fatty acid" is a kind of...):
unsaturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monounsaturated fatty acid"):
elaidic acid (a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods)
oleic acid (a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils)
Context examples:
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 14 carbons and 1 double bond at the 5th carbon from the methyl end.
(Myristoleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 19 carbons and the double bond at the 7th carbon from the methyl end.
(Nonadecenoic Acid n-7, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and the double bond at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.
(Oleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 17 carbons.
(Heptadecenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 19 carbons.
(Nonadecenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Monounsaturated fatty acid with 24 carbons and the double bond at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.
(Nervonic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A monounsaturated fatty acid with a 24-carbon backbone and the sole double bond originating from the 9th carbon from the methyl end, with this bond in the cis- configuration.
(Nervonic 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)
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons.
(Docosenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons and the double bond at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.
(Docosenoic Acid n-9, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
