Unsaturated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature

used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsˈætʃɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsˈatʃəɹˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsˈatʃəɹˌeɪtɪd/

5 syllables Say it as /ʌnsˈætʃɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

an unsaturated salt solution
unsaturated fats
an unsaturated red

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

saturated

Parts of Speech

adjective	not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature “an unsaturated salt solution”
adjective	used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond “unsaturated fats”
adjective	(of color) not chromatically pure; diluted “an unsaturated red”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungesättigt

nicht gesättigt; ist in der Lage, bei einer bestimmten Temperatur mehr von einem Stoff aufzulösen

🇫🇷French

insaturé

pas saturé; capable de dissoudre davantage d’une substance à une température donnée

🇪🇸Spanish

insaturado

no saturado; Capaz de disolver más cantidad de una sustancia a una temperatura dada.

🇮🇹Italian

insaturo

non saturo; capace di sciogliere più sostanza a una data temperatura

🇳🇱Dutch

onverzadigd

niet verzadigd; in staat om meer van een stof op te lossen bij een bepaalde temperatuur

🇵🇹Portuguese

insaturado

não saturado; capaz de dissolver mais substância a uma determinada temperatura

🇷🇺Russian

ненасыщенный

не насыщенный; способность растворять большее количество вещества при данной температуре

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंतृप्त

संतृप्त नहीं; किसी दिए गए तापमान पर किसी पदार्थ को अधिक मात्रा में घोलने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্পৃক্ত

পরিপূর্ণ নয়; একটি নির্দিষ্ট তাপমাত্রায় একটি পদার্থের বেশি দ্রবীভূত করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறைவுறாத

நிறைவுற்றது அல்ல; கொடுக்கப்பட்ட வெப்பநிலையில் அதிகமான பொருளைக் கரைக்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంతృప్త

సంతృప్త కాదు; ఇచ్చిన ఉష్ణోగ్రత వద్ద ఎక్కువ పదార్థాన్ని కరిగించగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

असंतृप्त

संतृप्त नाही; दिलेल्या तापमानात जास्त पदार्थ विरघळण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંતૃપ્ત

સંતૃપ્ત નથી; આપેલ તાપમાને વધુ પદાર્થ ઓગળવા માટે સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತ

ಸ್ಯಾಚುರೇಟೆಡ್ ಅಲ್ಲ; ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ತಾಪಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಕರಗಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപൂരിത

പൂരിതമല്ല; ഒരു നിശ്ചിത ഊഷ്മാവിൽ കൂടുതൽ പദാർത്ഥങ്ങളെ ലയിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਤ੍ਰਿਪਤ

ਸੰਤ੍ਰਿਪਤ ਨਹੀਂ; ਇੱਕ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਤਾਪਮਾਨ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਘੁਲਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر سیر شدہ

سیر نہیں؛ ایک مقررہ درجہ حرارت پر کسی مادے کو زیادہ تحلیل کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不饱和的

不饱和；在给定温度下能够溶解更多的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

不飽和

飽和していない。与えられた温度でより多くの物質を溶解できる

🇰🇷Korean

불포화

포화되지 않음; 주어진 온도에서 더 많은 물질을 녹일 수 있는 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa bão hòa

không bão hòa; có khả năng hòa tan nhiều chất hơn ở nhiệt độ nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่อิ่มตัว

ไม่อิ่มตัว สามารถละลายสารได้มากขึ้นที่อุณหภูมิที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak jenuh

tidak jenuh; mampu melarutkan lebih banyak suatu zat pada suhu tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi puspos

hindi puspos; may kakayahang matunaw ang higit pang sangkap sa isang naibigay na temperatura

🇲🇾Malay

tak tepu

tidak tepu; mampu melarutkan lebih banyak bahan pada suhu tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مشبعة

غير مشبعة قادرة على إذابة المزيد من المادة عند درجة حرارة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر اشباع

اشباع نشده؛ قادر است مقدار بیشتری از یک ماده را در دمای معین حل کند

🇹🇷Turkish

doymamış

doymuş değil; Belirli bir sıcaklıkta bir maddenin daha fazlasını çözebilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי רווי

לא רווי; מסוגל להמיס יותר מחומר בטמפרטורה נתונה

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