wehk-ribosh-thel'a

polyunsaturated fat

Pronunciation

wɛ̆kɾiboʃθɛlʔɐ

Sound out wehk-ribosh-thel'a letter by letter:

• www as in 'way'
• ehɛ̆e as in 'bet', clipped short
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• iiee as in 'see'
• bbb as in 'bay'
• ooo as in 'go'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• thθth as in 'thin'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• lll as in 'love'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; supposedly associated with low blood cholestero