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unsaturation
Variant of unsaturated
adjective
- not saturated
- Chem.
- designating or of a compound in which some element possesses the capacity of combining further with other elements
- designating or of a solution that is not in equilibrium with the undissolved solute
- designating an organic compound with a double or triple bond that links two atoms, usually of carbon
Related Forms:
- unsaturation noun
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