unsaturated

Adjective
  1. Not saturated;
    Capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature (synset 300761835)
    "an unsaturated salt solution"
  2. Used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond (synset 300760953)
    "unsaturated fats"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    similar to:
    • monounsaturated - (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) saturated except for one multiple bond
    • polyunsaturated - (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds
  3. (of color) not chromatically pure;
    Diluted (synset 300394913)
    "an unsaturated red"
    similar to: dull - (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

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