TRANS-FATTY ACID


Meaning of TRANS-FATTY ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtran(t)s-ˈfa-tē-, ˈtranz- ]

noun

Date: 1953

: an unsaturated fatty acid characterized by a trans arrangement of alkyl chains that is formed especially during the hydrogenation of vegetable oils and has been linked to an increase in blood cholesterol

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