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unsaturate

unsaturate noun: any unsaturated compound, but especially an unsaturated hydrocarbon in the oil refining industry.

Noun

unsaturate (plural unsaturates)

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

Forms of unsaturate

pluralunsaturates

Origin of unsaturate

From un- + saturate.

Words formed from unsaturate

Questions about unsaturate

What does unsaturate mean?
Unsaturate means any unsaturated compound, but especially an unsaturated hydrocarbon in the oil refining industry.
What part of speech is unsaturate?
Unsaturate is a noun.
What is the plural of unsaturate?
The plural of unsaturate is unsaturates.

Words near unsaturate in the dictionary

  1. unsatisfyedness
  2. unsatisfying
  3. unsatisfyingly
  4. unsatisfyingness
  5. unsaturable
  6. unsaturate
  7. unsaturated
  8. unsaturated fat
  9. unsaturated fats
  10. unsaturated fatty acid
  11. unsaturated fatty acids

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