"polyunsaturated" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From poly- + unsaturated. Etymology templates: {{af|en|poly-|unsaturated}} poly- + unsaturated Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polyunsaturated (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (relating to long chain organic compounds): poliinsaturat (Catalan), flerumættet (Danish), monityydyttymätön (Finnish), პოლიუჯერი (ṗoliuǯeri) (Georgian), polai-neamhsháithithe (Irish), il-neamhsháithithe (Irish), flerumettet (Norwegian Bokmål), fleromättad (Swedish), amlannirlawn (Welsh), סך־⁠אומגעזעטיקט (alt: sakh-⁠umgezetikt) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-polyunsaturated-en-adj-oTGYpHUz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'relating to long chain organic compounds': 87 13
  2. (nutrition, of a fat or oil) Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat though to be an important cause of heart disease). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nutrition
    Sense id: en-polyunsaturated-en-adj-Zlnl9wRB Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polyunsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fatty acid Related terms: monounsaturated, saturated fat

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