Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

unsaturated

(ŭn-săt′ū-rāt″ĕd)
[Pronunciation]
[AS. un, not, + L. saturare, to fill]

1. Capable of dissolving or absorbing to a greater degree.
2. Not combined to the greatest possible extent.

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