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Webster 1913 Edition


Unsaturated

Un-sat′u-raˊted

,
Adj.
1.
Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree;
as, an
unsaturated
solution
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unsaturated

UNSAT'URATED

,
Adj.
Not saturated; not supplied to the full.

Definition 2024


unsaturated

unsaturated

English

Adjective

unsaturated (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry, of a solution) Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
  2. (chemistry) Of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond, especially of an organic compound having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
  3. (of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted.

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