unsaturated fatty acid un·sa·tu·ratedfattyacid uncommon noun 1. a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms Synonymsunsaturated fatty acid Related words Broader terms fatty acid Narrower terms monounsaturated fatty acidpolyunsaturated fatty acidricinoleic acideleostearic acid WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
