desat

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verb

(of the oxygen saturation level in one's haemoglobin) To decrease.

“I had some desats and bradys last night.”

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Meanings

verbdesat (third-person singular simple present desats, present participle desatting, simple past and past participle desatted)

present singular third person desats · participle present desatting · participle past desatted · past desatted

  1. intransitivemedicine(of the oxygen saturation level in one's haemoglobin) To decrease.
  2. medicineTo undergo a decrease in the oxygen saturation level in the haemoglobin).
  3. visual effectsartsTo remove colour saturation.
noundesat (plural desats)

plural desats

  1. medicineDesaturation.

    I had some desats and bradys last night.

Origin

Clipping of desaturate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

steadstadeDestasatedDeatssadettsade
Cite this entry
APA

desat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desat

MLA

“desat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desat.

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