monounsaturated

adjective

(of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) saturated except for one multiple bond

Roots

monosmono- · Greek · single, one unun- · English · not saturaresatur- · Latin · to fill, glut atus-ated · Latin · having been made

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The word monounsaturated breaks down into 4 roots of Greek, English, and Latin origin: mono-, from Greek monos (“single, one”); un-, from English un (“not”); satur, from Latin saturare (“to fill, glut”); and -ated, from Latin atus (“having been made”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.