UNSATURATE | • unsaturate n. (Organic chemistry) Any unsaturated compound, but especially an unsaturated hydrocarbon in the oil refining industry. • UNSATURATE n. an unsaturated chemical compound. |
UNSATURATED | • unsaturated adj. (Chemistry, of a solution) Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature. • unsaturated adj. (Chemistry) Of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond, especially of an organic… • unsaturated adj. (Of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted. |
UNSATURATES | • unsaturates n. Plural of unsaturate. • UNSATURATE n. an unsaturated chemical compound. |
UNSATURATION | • unsaturation n. (Chemistry) The degree or condition of being unsaturated. • UNSATURATION n. absence of saturation. |
UNSATURATIONS | • unsaturations n. Plural of unsaturation. • UNSATURATION n. absence of saturation. |
MONOUNSATURATE | • monounsaturate n. A monounsaturated oil, or fatty acid. • mono-unsaturate n. Alternative spelling of monounsaturate. • MONOUNSATURATE n. a monounsaturated compound. |
POLYUNSATURATE | • polyunsaturate n. Any polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid. • polyunsaturate adj. Polyunsaturated. • POLYUNSATURATE n. a fat that is polyunsaturated. |
MONOUNSATURATED | • monounsaturated adj. (Chemistry, of an organic compound) having a single double or triple bond. • MONOUNSATURATED adj. containing one double or triple bond per molecule. |
MONOUNSATURATES | • monounsaturates n. Plural of monounsaturate. • mono-unsaturates n. Alternative spelling of monounsaturates. • mono-unsaturates n. Plural of mono-unsaturate. |
POLYUNSATURATED | • polyunsaturated adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated… • polyunsaturated adj. (Nutrition, of a fat or oil) Having a chemical structure that does not easily change into cholesterol… • POLYUNSATURATED adj. having many double or triple bonds in a molecule. |
POLYUNSATURATES | • polyunsaturates n. Plural of polyunsaturate. • POLYUNSATURATE n. a fat that is polyunsaturated. |