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Meaning of trans fatty acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An unsaturated fatty acid in which one or more of the double bonds has the trans orientation instead of the usual cis orientation.

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Examples

“Recently, however, scientists have found that trans fatty acids produced by hydrogenation actually raise blood cholesterol levels.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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