Polyunsaturated is an English word with synonyms like unsaturated. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Polyunsaturated in a sentence
Polyunsaturated meaning
- Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.
- 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).
Synonyms of Polyunsaturated
Using Polyunsaturated
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition. | 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).
- Useful related words include: unsaturated.
- In the example corpus, polyunsaturated often appears in combinations such as: polyunsaturated fatty, omega- polyunsaturated, polyunsaturated fats.
Context around Polyunsaturated
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polyunsaturated
- In this selection, "polyunsaturated" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, especially, carbon, fatty, fats and content stand out and add context to how "polyunsaturated" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polyunsaturated" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polyunsaturated
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many fatty acids are unsaturated, some are polyunsaturated (e. (9 words)
Polyunsaturated fats are another great way to lower LDL cholesterol levels. (11 words)
Polyunsaturated fats A type of fat that usually comes from plants. (11 words)
However, if you eat unsaturated fats—oils that are liquid at room temperature, especially polyunsaturated fats such as vegetable oils, nuts, seeds and fish, and carbohydrates from whole grains—instead of saturated fats, your risk of CVD decreases. (38 words)
The effect of dietary fat is largely or completely overridden if the high-fat diet is modified to contain nontrivial quantities (in excess of 5–10% of total fat intake) of polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids. (36 words)
Each LDL has a highly hydrophobic core consisting of polyunsaturated fatty acid known as linoleate and hundreds to thousands (about 1500 commonly cited as an average) esterified and unesterified cholesterol molecules. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
While omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may be beneficial in preventing heart disease in humans, the level of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (and, therefore, the ratio) does not matter.
Both omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential for human health.
However, when omega-3 polyunsaturated content was accounted for, the grass diet had the lowest carbon footprint for cuts from the loin.
Oils derived from sunflowers or corn, meanwhile, typically contain higher amounts of polyunsaturated fats which only congeal at very low temperatures.
Thanks to the lean protein and polyunsaturated fat, eating salmon as a part of a nutrient-dense can help you stay satisfied longer, minimizing the urge to graze.
It has a high concentration of mono-and polyunsaturated fatty acids and serum albumin.
These types of fish have plenty of Omega-3s, which are polyunsaturated fatty acids that help protect against heart disease and stroke.
However, if you eat unsaturated fats—oils that are liquid at room temperature, especially polyunsaturated fats such as vegetable oils, nuts, seeds and fish, and carbohydrates from whole grains—instead of saturated fats, your risk of CVD decreases.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids augment the muscle protein anabolic response to hyperinsulinaemia-hyperaminoacidaemia in healthy young and middle-aged men and women.
Polyunsaturated fats are another great way to lower LDL cholesterol levels.
The difference was that one diet contained plant oils rich in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, and the other diet contained fish oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
Both of these fatty acids are 18-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids differing in the number and position of the double bonds.
Each LDL has a highly hydrophobic core consisting of polyunsaturated fatty acid known as linoleate and hundreds to thousands (about 1500 commonly cited as an average) esterified and unesterified cholesterol molecules.
Each variety has its own unique levels of monounsaturated, saturated, and polyunsaturated fats.
Many fatty acids are unsaturated, some are polyunsaturated (e.
Polyunsaturated fats A type of fat that usually comes from plants.
The effect of dietary fat is largely or completely overridden if the high-fat diet is modified to contain nontrivial quantities (in excess of 5–10% of total fat intake) of polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids.
Therefore, the ω 6 and ω 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids cannot be synthesized and are appropriately called essential fatty acids.
The study found higher acrolein emission rates from the polyunsaturated sunflower oil (the scientists characterized red palm oil as "mono-unsaturated") and lower rates from both palm and olive oils.
Unsaturated fats may be further classified as monounsaturated (one double-bond) or polyunsaturated (many double-bonds).
Common combinations with polyunsaturated
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- polyunsaturated fatty 11×
- omega- polyunsaturated 6×
- polyunsaturated fats 6×
- of polyunsaturated 3×
- and polyunsaturated 3×
- are polyunsaturated 2×