MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monounsaturated fatty acid mean? 

• MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID (noun)
  The noun MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID (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:

Nouns denoting substances

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 

A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 10 carbons.

(Decenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 18 carbons.

(Octadecenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 16 carbons and the double bond in the cis formation.

(Hexadecenoic Acid cis, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 16 carbons and the double bond in the trans formation.

(Hexadecenoic Acid trans, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 15 carbons.

(Pentadecenoic Acid, 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)

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 12 carbons and the double bond on the 3rd carbon from the methyl end.

(Lauroleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A class of monounsaturated fatty acids with 16 carbons.

(Hexadecenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)