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Monounsaturated fatty acid Uncommon

Origin: Greek prefix mono-

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
unsaturated fatty acid
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
elaidic acid oleic acid
Rhyming Words
cid acid scid picid arcid alcid mucid lucid ficid lycid coccid esocid odacid marcid muscid raucid chacid viscid caecid diacid
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