How to Pronounce Polyunsaturated

To pronounce "polyunsaturated", say POLY-uns-at-ur-at-ed — 6 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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POLY-uns-at-ur-at-ed

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"polyunsaturated" has 6 syllables: poly-uns-at-ur-at-ed.

What does polyunsaturated mean?

adjective

  1. Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.
  2. (nutrition, of a fat or oil) Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol (a substance containing a lot of fat though to be an important cause of heart disease).

Synonyms

unhealthy

Related words

unsaturatedpolysaturatedpolyenoicdiunsaturatedpolyunsaturatemonounsaturatedpolyalkenoictriunsaturated

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How many syllables are in "polyunsaturated"?▾

"Polyunsaturated" has 6 syllables: poly · uns · at · ur · at · ed.

What does "polyunsaturated" mean?▾

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

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