undersaturation

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noun

The state of an unsaturated solution

OriginEnglish saturation ← Late Latin saturatio ← Middle English under- →
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Meanings

nounundersaturation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of an unsaturated solution

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Late Latinsaturatio
  13. Englishsaturation
  14. Englishundersaturation

From under- + saturation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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