Noun: 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
"Omega-3 and omega-6 are types of polyunsaturated fatty acids essential for human health"
Type of: unsaturated fatty acid
Encyclopedia: Polyunsaturated fatty acid