Phrase guide

saturated fat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of dietary fat composed of fatty acid chains that contain only single bonds between carbon atoms and are fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sat. fat, sat fat

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 飽和脂肪 /饱和脂肪 (bǎohé zhīfáng) — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Finnish: tyydyttynyt rasva — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Georgian: ნაჯერი ცხიმი (naǯeri cximi) — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Georgian: გაჯერებული ცხიმი (gaǯerebuli cximi) — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • German: gesättigtes Fett — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Irish: saill sháithithe — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Korean: 포화지방 (pohwajibang) — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Malay: lemak tertepu — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Māori: ngako kōhura — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Russian: насы́щенный жир (nasýščennyj žir) — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Swedish: mättat fett — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Thai: ไขมันอิ่มตัว (kǎi-man-ìm-dtuua) — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids
  • Turkish: doymuş yağ — fat containing a high proportion of saturated fatty acids