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Adjective: unsaturated  `ún'sa-chu`rey-tid
  1. Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature
    "an unsaturated salt solution"
     
  2. Used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond
    "unsaturated fats"
     
  3. (of colour) not chromatically pure; diluted
    "an unsaturated red"

See also: dull, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated

Antonym: saturated

Encyclopedia: Unsaturated

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unsated
unsatiable
unsatiably
unsatiated
unsatisfactorily
unsatisfactoriness
unsatisfactory
unsatisfiable
unsatisfied
unsatisfying
unsaturated
unsaturated fatty acid
unsaturation
unsaved
unsavoriness
unsavory
unsavouriness
unsavoury
unsay
unsayable
unscalable