Meanings
noununsaturation (countable and uncountable, plural unsaturations)
plural unsaturations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe degree or condition of being unsaturated.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Late Latinsaturatio
- Englishsaturation
- Englishunsaturation
From un- + saturation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian ненасы́щенность
- ненасы́щенность (nenasýščennostʹ)the degree or condition of being unsaturated
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APA
unsaturation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturation
MLA
“unsaturation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsaturation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsaturation.
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