unsaturated
Technical term used in chemistry to describe compounds with double or triple bonds, or solutions that can dissolve more solute. Also used in broader contexts like unsaturated fats.
不飽和脂肪酸は常温で液体のものが多い。
Unsaturated fatty acids are often liquid at room temperature.
この化合物は不飽和結合を持っている。
This compound has unsaturated bonds.
不飽和 (unsaturated) is the direct technical opposite of 飽和 (saturated), used especially in chemistry for solutions, fats, and compounds.
unsaturated bond
unsaturated compound
unsaturated fatty acid
unsaturated hydrocarbon
monounsaturated fatty acid
Formed from the negative prefix 不 and 飽和, “saturation,” as a scientific term for a state below or incapable of full saturation.