unsaturate

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noun

Any unsaturated compound, but especially an unsaturated hydrocarbon in the oil refining industry

OriginEnglish saturate ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

noununsaturate (plural unsaturates)

plural unsaturates

  1. chemistryAny unsaturated compound, but especially an unsaturated hydrocarbon in the oil refining industry

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsaturate
  9. Englishunsaturate

From un- + saturate.

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APA

unsaturate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturate

MLA

“unsaturate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsaturate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturate.

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