unsaturated

English

Adjective

unsaturated (not comparable)

1. (chemistry, of a solution) Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
2. (chemistry) 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. (of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted.

Translations

capable of dissolving more solute

Chinese: 不飽和 (cmn), 不饱和 (cmn) (bú bǎohé) Dutch: onverzadigd (nl) French: insaturé (fr) German: ungesättigt (de) Greek: ακόρεστος (el) (akórestos) m. sg.

Irish: neamhsháithithe (ga) Italian: insaturo (it) Spanish: insaturado (es), no saturado (es) Swedish: omättad (sv)

having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms

Dutch: onverzadigd (nl) Finnish: tyydyttymätön (fi) French: insaturé (fr) German: ungesättigt (de) Greek: ακόρεστος (el) (akórestos) m. sg.

Irish: neamhsháithithe (ga) Italian: insaturo (it) Spanish: insaturado (es), no saturado (es) Swedish: omättad (sv)

not chromatically pure

Dutch: onverzadigd (nl) French: insaturé (fr) German: ungesättigt (de)

Irish: neamhsháithithe (ga) Spanish: insaturado (es), no saturado (es) Swedish: omättad (sv)

Related terms

• unsaturated fat