Saturated vs Unsaturated - What's the difference?

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Unsaturated is a related term of saturated.

In chemistry terms the difference between saturated and unsaturated

is that saturated is having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms while unsaturated is 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.

As adjectives the difference between saturated and unsaturated

is that saturated is full; unable to hold or contain any more while unsaturated is not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.

As a verb saturated

is past tense of saturate.

saturated

English

Verb

(head)

(saturate)

Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

(comparable) Soaked or drenched with moisture.

(not comparable, chemistry, of a solution) Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

(chemistry) Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.

unsaturated

English

Adjective

(-)

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

(chemistry) 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.

(of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted.