monounsaturated

monounsaturated
/mon'oh un sach"euh ray'tid/, adj. Nutrition.
of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
[1935-40; MONO- + UNSATURATED]

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