unsaturate

noun

un·sat·u·rate ˌən-ˈsa-chə-rət

-ˈsach-rət

: an unsaturated chemical compound

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1934, in the meaning defined above

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unsaturate

noun

un·sat·u·rate -ˈsach-ə-rət

: an unsaturated chemical compound (as an alkene)

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