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unsaturated en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From un- + saturated.

Meanings

  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.

Deriveds

unsaturatedly · diunsaturated · triunsaturated · unsaturated fat · polyunsaturated · unsaturatedness · monounsaturated · unsaturated fatty acid

Translations (55)

ru ненасы́щенный (not chromatically pure) · de ungesättigt (not chromatically pure) · fi alikylläinen (capable of dissolving more solute) · ko 불포화 (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · ko 불포화 (capable of dissolving more solute) · cy annirlawn (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · ru ненасы́щенный (capable of dissolving more solute) · cmn 不飽和 /不饱和 (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · es no saturado (capable of dissolving more solute) · ja 不飽和 (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · es insaturado (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · ka გაუჯერებელი (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · ga neamhsháithithe (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · cy annirlawn (capable of dissolving more solute) · fr insaturé (capable of dissolving more solute) · nl onverzadigd (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · it insaturo (capable of dissolving more solute) · fi alikylläinen (not chromatically pure) · da umættet (capable of dissolving more solute) · de ungesättigt (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · ga neamhsháithithe (capable of dissolving more solute) · fr insaturé (not chromatically pure) · hu telítetlen (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · el ακόρεστος (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · ca insaturat (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · fi kyllästämätön (capable of dissolving more solute) · yue 不飽和 /不饱和 (capable of dissolving more solute) · es no saturado (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · es insaturado (capable of dissolving more solute) · yi אומגעזעטיקט (capable of dissolving more solute) · nb umettet (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · mi hamanga (capable of dissolving more solute) · cmn 不飽和 /不饱和 (capable of dissolving more solute) · da umættet (not chromatically pure) · ka უჯერი (capable of dissolving more solute) · es insaturado (not chromatically pure) · el ακόρεστος (capable of dissolving more solute) · yi אומגעזעטיקט (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · de ungesättigt (capable of dissolving more solute) · ru ненасы́щенный (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · sv omättad (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · es no saturado (not chromatically pure) · nl onverzadigd (not chromatically pure) · sv omättad (capable of dissolving more solute) · fr insaturé (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · it insaturo (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · ja 不飽和 (capable of dissolving more solute) · ka გაუჯერებელი (capable of dissolving more solute) · yue 不飽和 /不饱和 (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · sv omättad (not chromatically pure) · fi tyydyttymätön (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · da umættet (having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms) · nl onverzadigd (capable of dissolving more solute) · nb umettet (capable of dissolving more solute) · ga neamhsháithithe (not chromatically pure)

unsaturated en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From un- + saturated.

Meanings

  1. An unsaturated hydrocarbon.
    • […] the unsaturateds (mainly butadiene and cyclopentadiene) in these gases. 1953, The Chemical Trade Journal and Chemical Engineer, page 788:

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