unsaturated

adj.

1. Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing one or more double or triple bonds between the carbon atoms.
2. Capable of dissolving more of a solute at a given temperature.

unsaturation un'sat·u·ra'tion n.

1. (of a compound) Having double or triple bonds in its molecules. Unsaturated compounds can undergo addition reactions as well as substitution. Compare saturated. 2. (of a solution) See saturated.

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1. not having all affinities of its elements satisfied (unsaturated compound).
2. not holding all of a solute which can be held in solution by the solvent (unsaturated solution).
3. denoting compounds in which two or more atoms are united by double or triple bonds.

• u. fatty acids — see fatty acids.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - [kem.] umættet

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverzadigd

Français (French)
adj. - non saturé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungesättigt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακόρεστος

Italiano (Italian)
insaturo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - não saturado

Русский (Russian)
ненасыщенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no saturado, insaturado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - omättad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
没有饱和的, 不饱和的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 沒有飽和的, 不飽和的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 충분히 녹지않은, 포화 되지 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 飽和していない, 不飽和の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مشبع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא רווי, לא ספוג‬

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