English noun: polyunsaturated fatty acid | |||
1. | polyunsaturated fatty acid (substance) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unsaturated fatty acid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | linoleic acid, linolic acid, omega-3, omega-3 fatty acid, omega-6, omega-6 fatty acid | ||