polyunsaturated fat

1534

polyunsaturated fat /.pnliAn.saetJareitid 'faet; NAmE ,pa:l-/ noun [C, U] a type of fat found, for example, in seeds and vegetable oils, which does not encourage the harmful development of cholesterol

-fc ) : foods that are high in polyunsaturated fats 'M W fp la M (ft $9 — see also monounsaturated FAT, SATURATED FAT, TRANS FAT ► poly Un-Sat-Ur-ateS /.pDliAn'saet Jurats; NAmE ,pa:l-/ noun [pi.]: foods that are high in polyunsaturates (= polyunsaturated fats) g

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poly ur eth ane /.pDli’juaraGein; NAmE .paili'jur-/ noun [U] (technical A ig-) a type of plastic material used in making paints, glues, etc. M

poly va lent /.pDli'veilant; NAmE ,pa:l-/ adj. 1 (chemistry it) having a valency of 3 or more       2 (formal)

having many different functions or forms ^

: polyvalent managerial skilb ^ A ffi G*1 If 3I & fg ► poly-va-lence /.pDli'veilans; NAmE ,pa:l-/ noun [U] pom /pom; NAmE pa:m/ noun = pommy Poma™ /'pauma; NAmE ’pouma/ noun (BrE) = button lift

pom ade /pa'meid; -’maid/ noun (old-fashioned) [U, C] a liquid that is put on the hair to make it look shiny and smell nice

po man der /pa'maenda(r); NAmE 'poumaendar/ noun a round container filled with dried flowers, leaves, etc. that is used to give a pleasant smell to rooms or clothes

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pom egran ate /'pmmgraemt; NAmE 'pa:m-/ noun a round fruit with thick smooth skin and red flesh full of large seeds Wfit — picture o page Ri8 pom elo /'pDmalau; NAmE 'paimalou/ (also pum-melo /'pAm-/) noun (pi. -os) a large citrus fruit that has thick yellow skin and that tastes similar to a grapefruit, but sweeter j&A

pom mel /'pmnl; NAmE 'pa:ml/ noun 1 the higher front part of a saddle on a horse ( S,$£ ) |2 the round part on the end of the handle of a sword ( &ij

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'pommel horse noun a large object on four legs with two handles on top, which gymnasts put their hands on and swing their body and legs around pommy /'pDmi; NAmE 'paimi/ noun [pi. -ies) (also pom) (AustralE, NZE, informal, often disapproving) a British person

pomp /pmnp; NAmE pa:mp/ noun [U] the impressive clothes, decorations, music, etc. and traditional customs that are part of an official occasion or cere­mony ISM: all the pomp and ceremony of

a royal wedding  ,pomp

and 'circumstance formal and impressive ceremony |S|

pom-pom /'pompom; NAmE 'paimpaim/ (also pom-pon /'pompon; NAmE 'paimpain/) noun 1 a small ball made of wool, used for decoration, especially on a hat ( A SB W ^ tfc i|>! A ) EEd bobble — picture o hat 2 (especially in the US) a large round bunch of strips of plastic, tied to a handle, used by cheerleaders ( H g

pom pous /'pompas; /VAmE ’paim-/ ad/. (disapproving) showing that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using long and formal words M (ft ; W W (ft Piffll pretentious ; a pompous official § ft (ftW M ► pom-pos-ity /pnm'pnsati; AM/tjE paim'pais-/ noun [U]: The prince's manner was informal, without a trace of pomposity. iifn,    pompously adv.

ponce /pDns; NAmE pains/ noun, verb unoun [BrE, informal) 1 a man who controls one or several prostitutes and the money that they earn ^r# PST1 pimp 2 an offensive word for a man whose appearance and behaviour seem similar to a woman’s, or who is thought to be homosexual £[|#jy£

mverb IJUkm ponce a'bout/a'round (usually used in

the progressive tenses 11# iftfrW) (BrE, informal) to waste time when you are doing sth so that you achieve nothing; to do silly things in a way that looks ridicu­lous xmx-, T&nmm

poncey (also poncy) /'pnnsi; NAmE 'painsi/ adj. [BrE, disapproving, informal) trying to be impressive in a way that is silly and not natural jlWfft; I

don’t want to go to some poncey restaurant—J just want something to eat! HeA ft A ft M $ "8 W £ ft.          He

pon cho /'pDntJau; NAmE 'paintjoo/ noun (pi. -os) a type of coat without sleeves, made from one large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head to go through I (       rfi'M )

pond /pond; NAmE paind/ noun a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial ftfe it ( X tm A11 (ft ) : a fish pond # ffe IT5T?71 across the 'pond (informal) on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from Britain/the US ft   — more at big adj.

ponder /'pnnda(r); NAmE 'pain-/ verb ~ (about/on/over sth) (formal) to think about sth carefully for a period of time /ft Jg ; # iM ; MB       consider :    [V] She

pondered over his words. M 5. S. M B #, (ft iff» o They were left to ponder on the implications of the announce­ment.  omme

senator pondered the question for a moment.

% jti 7 — T X |n] @ o 0 [V wh-] They are pondering whether the money could be better used elsewhere. ItkCI

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pon-der-ous /'pondaras; NAmE 'pain-/ adj. (formal) 1 (disapproving) (of speech and writing Win WLfC^f) too slow and careful; serious and boring It S. 5^ W S3U tedious 2 moving slowly and heavily; able to move only slowly ii ft (ft ; ^ ^ (ft ; ^ It (ft ECCl laboured : She watched the cow’s ponderous progress.    jfiIf itfe [ft fjtj ^If 0   ► pon-der-ous-ly

adv. pon-der-ous-ness noun [U]

'pond skater (BrE) (NAmE 'water strider) noun an insect which moves quickly across the surface of water

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pond-weed /'pondwiid; NAmE ‘paind-/ noun [U] a plant that grows underwater, in ponds and streams

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pone /paun; NAmE poun/ noun [U] (US) = corn pone pong /pDrj; NAmE paiq/ noun (BrE, informal) a strong unpleasant smell §g j4 (ft W 5^; E &W;   ^ ► pong

verb: [V] That cheese pongs!       !

pon tiff /'pDntif; NAmE 'pain-/ noun (formal) the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) H ;

pontifical /pon'tifikl; NAmE pain-/ adj. (formal) con­nected with a pope IScMfft; H®;(ft pon tifi cate verb, noun

m verb /pDn'trfikeit; NAmE pain-/ [V] ~ (about/on sth) (disap­proving) to give your opinions about sth in a way that shows that you think you are right  @

mnoun /pDn'trfikat; NAmE pain-/ the official position or period in office of a pope      )

pon-toon /pDn'tuin; NAmE pain-/ noun 1 [C] a temporary floating platform built across several boats or hollow structures, especially one used for tying boats to # £5, A;  2 [C] a boat or hollow structure that is one

of several used to support a floating platform or bridge (    ) VW, HIS: a pontoon bridge 3 [U]

(BrE) = blackjack(I) pony f pauni; NAmE ‘pouni/ noun, verb m noun (pi. -ies) 1 a type of small horse /Jn S ^ S, — see also Shetland pony 2 (Brf, slang) £25 * 25 fiaai see SHANK

■ verfe (po-nies, pony-ing, po-nied, po nied)          ,pony

up sth (NAmE, informal) to pay money for sth X ■■■ # PX: Each guest had to pony up $40 for the meal. WfvA

pony-tail /'pauniteil; NAmE 'poo-/ noun a bunch of hair tied at the back of the head so that it hangs like a horse’s tail      — picture o hair — compare

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