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unsaturated

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English saturated English unsaturated From un- + saturated.

  1. Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
  2. 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. Not chromatically pure; diluted.