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unsaturated |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unsaturated \Un*sat"u*ra`ted\, a. 1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as an unsaturated solution. 2. (Chem.) Capable of taking up or of uniting with certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; thus aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are unsaturated. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unsaturated adj 1: not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature; "an unsaturated salt solution" [ant: {saturated}] 2: (chemistry) used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond; "unsaturated fats" [ant: {saturated}] 3: (of color) not chromatically pure; diluted; "an unsaturated red" [ant: {saturated}]
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