Unsaturated meaning

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Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing one or more double or triple bonds between the carbon atoms.
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Capable of dissolving more of a solute at a given temperature.
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Relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing one or more double or triple bonds between the carbon atoms.
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Capable of dissolving more of a solute at a given temperature.
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Relating to an organic compound in which two or more of the carbon atoms are joined by a double or triple bond and therefore can be combined with additional atoms or radicals. Benzene and acetylene are examples of unsaturated compounds.
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Relating to a solution that is capable of dissolving more solute than it already contains.
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(chemistry, of a solution) Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
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(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.
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(of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted.
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Not saturated.
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Unsaturated Sentence Examples

  • These last two compounds are termed unsaturated, whereas ethane is saturated.

  • By this means a measure is obtained of the unsaturated fatty acids contained in an oil or fat.

  • With unsaturated alkyl halides the products are only slightly soluble in ether, and two molecules of the alkyl compound are brought into the reaction.

  • A similar behaviour has since been noticed in other trimethylene derivatives, but the fact that bromine, which usually acts so much more readily than hydrobromic acid on unsaturated compounds,, should be so inert when hydrobromic acid acts readily is one still.

  • This material must be picked out, as such underburnt stuff contains free lime or unsaturated lime compounds.

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