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POLYUNSATURATED

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

(of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds

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unsaturated (used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond)

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A class of polyunsaturated fatty acids with 18 carbons and 3 double bonds.

(Octadecatrienoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

The double bonds in polyunsaturated fats cannot proceed directly through beta-oxidation to generate energy.

(Oxidation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A class of polyunsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons and 2 double bonds.

(Docosadienoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A class of polyunsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons and 6 double bonds.

(Docosahexaenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 22 carbons and 4 double bonds at the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th carbons from the methyl end.

(Docosatetraenoic Acid n-3, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A polyunsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and exactly 5 double bonds.

(Docosapentaenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 2 double bonds at the 4th and 7th carbons from the methyl end.

(Octadecadienoic Acid n-4, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 2 double bonds at the 9th and 12th carbons from the methyl end.

(Octadecadienoic Acid n-9, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 4 double bonds at the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th carbons from the methyl end.

(Parinaric Acid n-3, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons and 2 double bonds at the 6th and 9th carbons from the methyl end.

(Octadecadienoic Acid n-6 trans, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)