• Unsaturated

    Full definition of unsaturated

    Adjective

    unsaturated

    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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