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nonsaturated

nonsaturated

7.2
A molecule with at least one double bond between carbon atoms
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈsætʃʊreɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no saturado
  • Many cooking oils are nonsaturated, making them a healthier option compared to saturated fats.

Examples

  • Nonsaturated compounds like alkenes contain nonsaturated bonds that prevent them from being fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.

  • The most probable cause of the disorders was the exhaustion of reserves of high, nonsaturated acids that are considered an unfavorable metabolic adaptation to physical load.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In chemistry classes, we learn that nonsaturated fats can have beneficial effects on heart health.

Synonyms

unsaturated
vsnonsaturated
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A molecule with double or triple bonds between carbon atoms and fewer hydrogens

has the same chemical meaning but uses an alternate form of the word

Antonyms

saturated
  • Specialized
14 6.7

A molecule made of carbon atoms that has only single bonds between them

How Saturated

saturated
  • Specialized
14 6.7
nonsaturated
  • Specialized
7.2

Surface Forms

nonsaturated positive

Morphology

nonsaturated = saturated (transparent) = non + saturate + ed

Clear negation with the productive prefix 'non-' applied to the adjective 'saturated', yielding 'not saturated' which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Nonsaturated is made of non- 'not' and saturate 'to fill'. So in chemistry a nonsaturated compound is 'not fully filled' with hydrogen and has double or triple bonds where the chain is not full.