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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fat derived from plant and some animal sources, especially fish, that is liquid at room temperature. Intake of foods containing more unsaturated fats than saturated fats may contribute to reduced blood cholesterol levels.
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- noun A
fat oroil , from eitheranimal orvegetable sources , containing ahigh proportion ofunsaturated fatty acids ; will typically beliquid atroom temperature ; adiet high in unsaturated rather thansaturated fats is thought tocontribute tolower levels ofcholesterol in theblood .
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