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unsaturated

/uhn-sach-uh-rey-tid/US // ʌnˈsætʃ əˌreɪ tɪd //UK // (ʌnˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd) //

不饱和,不饱和的,不饱满的,非饱和

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not saturated; having the power to dissolve still more of a substance.
    • : Chemistry. having a double or triple bond and capable of taking on elements or groups by direct chemical combination without the liberation of other elements or compounds, as ethylene, CH2=CH2; undersaturated.

Examples

  • When in the unsaturated state, the core can pull in an external magnetic field, such as Earth’s.

  • This deposition will make the solution unsaturated with respect to the smaller crystals and more of these will dissolve.

  • The color was recorded as a "light, unsaturated yellow, elytra darker yellow, body irridescent below."

  • The lignone complex reacts, by its unsaturated groups, with the halogens.

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

  • If it is an unsaturated compound, like linseed oil, rapid absorption of oxygen will cause the film to dry rapidly and become hard.