nonsaturated

Below maximum capacity

Nonsaturated describes something that has not reached its saturation point—capable of absorbing, dissolving, or holding more.

In chemistry, a nonsaturated solution can dissolve additional solute.

In reference to fats, nonsaturated (more commonly *unsaturated*) means the molecule contains double bonds between carbon atoms: nonsaturated fats are generally considered healthier than saturated ones.

chemistry

alkene

Doubly-bonded carbon compound

hydrocarbon · hydrogenation · reactivity · ethylene · propylene · butylene · polymerization · monounsaturated · conjugated

incomplete

partial

Favoring one side

unrealized · unfulfilled · tentative · provisional · preliminary · fragmentary · sketchy · incipient · rudimentary · underutilized

Opposites
saturation level

nonsaturatedsaturated

Thoroughly soaked through

maxed out · supersaturated · at capacity · full · oversaturated

chemical bond saturation

nonsaturatedsaturated

Thoroughly soaked through

saturated fat · alkane

Family

saturate, saturated, unsaturated, saturating, saturation, oversaturate, oversaturated, oversaturation, undersaturated

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