trans fat

See also: transfat and trans-fat

English

Alternative forms

• trans-fat

Noun

trans fat (plural trans fats)

1. An unsaturated fat with carbon-carbon double bonds in the trans configuration, especially one prepared by partial hydrogenation, associated with an elevated risk of coronary heart disease.

Related terms

• polyunsaturated fat
• saturated fat
• trans fatty acid
• unsaturated fat

Translations

unsaturated fat with bonds in the trans configuration

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反式脂肪 (zh) (fǎnshì zhīfáng)

• Finnish: transrasva
• Portuguese: gordura trans f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: транс-жир m (trans-žir)
• Swedish: transfett n
• Vietnamese: axit béo chuyển hóa, axit béo dạng trans, axit béo đồng phân nhân tạo, chất béo chuyển hóa