unsaturated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
  2. 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 chromatically pure; diluted.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-unsaturated.wav

Word forms

unsaturated

Etymology

From un- + saturated.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.