polyunsaturated fatty acid
an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil • Hypernyms: unsaturated fatty acid • Hyponyms: omega-3 fatty acid, omega-3, omega-6 fatty acid, omega-6, linoleic acid, linolic acid
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