monounsaturated
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- adjective
- /ˌmɒnoʊˈʌnsætʃəreɪtɪd/
- Specialized
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monoinsaturado
- Olive oil, canola oil, pecans, and almonds are also good sources of monounsaturated fats.
- monounsaturated fats
They can't really work with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats and so there are certain oils that you need to avoid and greatly decrease in your diet.
- They can't really work with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats and so there are certain oils that you need to avoid and greatly decrease in your diet.
Examples
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Pure monounsaturated C18 in triglyceride form?
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Olive oil is a tasty monounsaturated fat that can positively influence memory.
Blog text (19) -
I try to make a chain... ...a very long chain of monounsaturated fats.
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"The interplay of monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids: ...therapeutic application in ALD."
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Consume only small amounts of monounsaturated fats (olive oil, rapeseed oil) when cooking.
Academic text (2012) -
This oil is low in saturated fat, high in monounsaturated fat, and also contains the beneficial omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
Academic text (2015) -
Fats are described as saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated depending on the nature of the bonds in the long chains of carbon molecules.
Academic text (2004) -
They can't really work with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats and so there are certain oils that you need to avoid and greatly decrease in your diet.
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Nuts are generally high in monounsaturated fat and low in saturated fat.
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More and more research suggests that monounsaturated fatty acids can help prevent fat from settling around your midsection.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.7
A molecule made of carbon atoms that has only single bonds between them
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A fat that has many double bonds between carbon atoms in its molecules
Compounds
- Specialized
A type of oil-like fat with one double bond found in olive oil and avocados
How Saturated
Surface Forms
Morphology
monounsaturated = unsaturated (semi-transparent) = mono + un + saturat + ed
The word is built regularly from 'mono-' plus 'unsaturated', but the chemical sense is somewhat specialized rather than fully obvious to a basic learner.
Etymology
Monounsaturated breaks into mono- meaning 'one' and saturated meaning 'full' or 'filled', the same root you see in saturate. So the word names fats that have only 'one' place that is not fully filled, which makes them less 'full' than saturated fats and often healthier.