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不飽和脂肪酸 (fuhouwashibousan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ飽ほう和わ脂し肪ぼう酸さん

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Meanings

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unsaturated fatty acid

Biochemistry term referring to fatty acids with one or more double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain. Common in nutrition and health contexts.

不ふ飽ほう和わ脂し肪ぼう酸さんは、植しょく物ぶつ油ゆや魚さかなに多おおく含ふくまれ

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Unsaturated fatty acids are abundant in vegetable oils and fish.

オメガ3系けいの不ふ飽ほう和わ脂し肪ぼう酸さんは健けん康こうに良いいとされています。

Omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids are said to be good for health.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
飽sated, tired of, bored
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
脂fat, grease, tallow
肪obese, fat
酸acid, bitterness, sour

Related words

飽ほう和わ脂し肪ぼう酸さん
Saturated fatty acid, which has no double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain. Often contrasted with 不飽和脂肪酸 in discussions of dietary fats.
脂し肪ぼう酸さん
Fatty acid, the broader class to which both saturated and unsaturated fatty acids belong.

Word family

一いっ価か不ふ飽ほう和わ脂し肪ぼう酸さん
monounsaturated fatty acid

Etymology

Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') + 飽和 (hōwa, 'saturation') + 脂肪酸 (shibōsan, 'fatty acid'). The term is a direct calque from English 'unsaturated fatty acid'.

多た価か不ふ飽ほう和わ脂し肪ぼう酸さん

polyunsaturated fatty acid

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不ふ飽ほう和わ+脂し肪ぼう酸さん