Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun elaidic_acid

1 sense of elaidic acid

Sense 1
elaidic acid -- (a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods)
       => monounsaturated fatty acid -- (an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds)
       => trans fatty acid -- (a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils)