UNSATURATED


Meaning of UNSATURATED in English

“+ adjective

: not saturated: as

a. : capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree

an unsaturated salt solution

b. of a chemical compound or mixture : able to form addition products — used especially of organic compounds containing double or triple bonds between carbon atoms

ethylene, acetylene, and oleic acid are unsaturated compounds

hydrogenation of unsaturated vegetable and marine oils — O.B.J.Fraser

c. : relating to minerals (as nepheline and leucite) that generally do not form in the same rock with quartz

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