monounsaturate
/ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatʃʊrət/ /ˌmɒnəʊʌnˈsatjʊrət/noun
A monounsaturated fat or fatty acid.
- Although the word has a chemical meaning, it is chiefly found in contexts relating to food and nutrition..
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The New York Times. From mono- + unsaturate, after polyunsaturate.