unsaturated

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unsaturated

adjective

  1. not comparable, of a solution Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
  2. not comparable 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 comparable, of a colour Not chromatically pure; diluted.

noun unsaturateds

  1. An unsaturated hydrocarbon. […] the unsaturateds (mainly butadiene and cyclopentadiene) in these gases.

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adj capable of dissolving more solute

Españolinsaturado, no saturado
한국어불포화 bulpohwa
日本語不飽和 fuhōwa
中文不飽和 /不饱和 bùbǎohé
Françaisinsaturé
Deutschungesättigt
Italianoinsaturo
Ελληνικάακόρεστος akórestos
Русскийненасы́щенный nenasýščennyj

adj having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms

Españolinsaturado, no saturado
한국어불포화 bulpohwa
日本語不飽和 fuhōwa
中文不飽和 /不饱和 bùbǎohé
Françaisinsaturé
Deutschungesättigt
Italianoinsaturo
Ελληνικάακόρεστος akórestos
Русскийненасы́щенный nenasýščennyj

adj not chromatically pure

Españolinsaturado, no saturado
Françaisinsaturé
Deutschungesättigt
Русскийненасы́щенный nenasýščennyj

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@misc{unsaturated_2026,
  title = {unsaturated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unsaturated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}