| a. | 1. | Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; |
| 2. | (Chem.) Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; |
| Adj. | 1. | unsaturated - not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature; "an unsaturated salt solution" Antonyms: saturated, concentrated - being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" |
| 2. | unsaturated - used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond; "unsaturated fats" Antonyms: saturated - used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; "saturated fats" | |
| 3. | unsaturated - (of color) not chromatically pure; diluted; "an unsaturated red" |
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