unsaturated

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature
    used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond
    (of color) not chromatically pure; diluted

Word Origin

unsaturated (adj.)
1756, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of saturate (v.).

Example

1. A highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete .
2. Genetic effects of oil and unsaturated fatty acid on maize kernel .
3. Navy chemists have processed seawater into unsaturated short-chain hydrocarbons that with further refining could be made into kerosene-based jet fuel .
4. So there 's a clear commercial reason for using unsaturated vegetable fats .
5. And fish products are particularly susceptible to oxidation processes because of the high unsaturated lipid content .

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