saturated fat

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noun Nutrition.

a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood.Compare saturated(def 3).

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Origin of saturated fat

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby saturated fat

saturant, saturate, saturated, saturated adiabatic lapse rate, saturated compound, saturated fat, saturated fats, saturated fatty acid, saturated liquid, saturated vapor, saturater
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Medical definitions for saturated fat

saturated fat

n.

A fat, most often of animal origin, having chains of saturated fatty acids. An excess of these fats in the diet is thought to raise the cholesterol level in the bloodstream.
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Scientific definitions for saturated fat

saturated fat

A fat with a triglyceride molecule containing three saturated fatty acids. All carbon atoms in the fatty acid chains of saturated fats are connected by single bonds. Most fats derived from animal sources are saturated fats. Eating foods high in saturated fats can lead to elevated cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare unsaturated fat.
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