Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyunsaturated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: polyun-sat-u-rat-ed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.

adj

Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat thought to be an important cause of heart disease).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English un- English saturated English unsaturated English polyunsaturated From poly- + unsaturated.

Derived Forms

unpolyunsaturated

Phrases

polyunsaturated fat polyunsaturated fatty acid saturated fat

Frequently Paired Words

monounsaturated saturated fat

Questions

What does polyunsaturated mean?: Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.
Where does polyunsaturated come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English un- English saturated English unsaturated English polyunsaturated From poly- + unsaturated.

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