unsaturated fat

English

Noun

unsaturated fat (countable and uncountable, plural unsaturated fats)

1. A fat or oil, from either animal or vegetable sources, containing a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids; will typically be liquid at room temperature; a diet high in unsaturated rather than saturated fats is thought to contribute to lower levels of cholesterol in the blood.

Related terms

• polyunsaturated fat
• saturated fat
• trans fat
• trans fatty acid

Translations

unsaturated fat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不飽和脂肪／不饱和脂肪 (bùbǎohé zhīfáng)

• Finnish: tyydyttymätön rasva, tyydyttämätön rasva
• Irish: saill neamhsháithithe f
• Macedonian: незаси́тена ма́ст f (nezasítena mást), незаси́тени ма́сти pl (nezasíteni másti)
• Malay: lemak tidak tepu
• Maori: ngako hamanga
• Russian: ненасы́щенный жир m (nenasýščennyj žir)
• Swedish: omättat fett n
• Thai: ไขมันไม่อิ่มตัว (kǎi-man-mâi-ìm-dtuua)
• Vietnamese: chất béo không bão hòa