Phrase guide

unsaturated 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 where the fatty acid chains contain one or more double bonds between carbon atoms, making them less saturated with hydrogen, causing them to typically remain liquid at room temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不飽和脂肪 /不饱和脂肪 (bùbǎohé zhīfáng) — unsaturated fat
  • Finnish: tyydyttymätön rasva — unsaturated fat
  • Finnish: tyydyttämätön rasva — unsaturated fat
  • Irish: saill neamhsháithithe — unsaturated fat
  • Macedonian: незаси́тена ма́ст (nezasítena mást) — unsaturated fat
  • Macedonian: незаси́тени ма́сти (nezasíteni másti) — unsaturated fat
  • Malay: lemak tidak tepu — unsaturated fat
  • Māori: ngako hamanga — unsaturated fat
  • Russian: ненасы́щенный жир (nenasýščennyj žir) — unsaturated fat
  • Swedish: omättat fett — unsaturated fat
  • Thai: ไขมันไม่อิ่มตัว (kǎi-man-mâi-ìm-dtuua) — unsaturated fat
  • Vietnamese: chất béo không bão hòa — unsaturated fat