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Meaning of unsaturated fatty acid

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unsaturated

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a solution) Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.

  2. Of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond, especially of an organic compound having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms.

  3. (of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted.