TRANS FATTY ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trans fatty acid mean? 

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

1. a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANS FATTY ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("trans fatty acid" is a kind of...):

fatty acid (any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trans 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)

Holonyms ("trans fatty acid" is a substance of...):

margarin; margarine; marge; oleo; oleomargarine (a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter)

 Context examples 

The results are impressive, given that the study focused on trans fatty acid bans in restaurants, as opposed to complete bans that included food bought in stores, said senior author Tamar S. Polonsky.

(Trans Fat Bans Lessen Health Risks, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Trans fatty acids, or trans fats, are commonly found in fried foods, chips, crackers and baked goods.

(Trans Fat Bans Lessen Health Risks, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)