| 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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