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Definition: Unsaturated |
UnsaturatedAdjective1. Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature; "an unsaturated salt solution". 2. (chemistry) used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond; "unsaturated fats". 3. (of color) not chromatically pure; diluted; "an unsaturated red". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | A. Applied to minerals that are incapable of crystallizing from rock magmas in the presence of an excess of silica. Such minerals are said to be unsaturated with regard to silica and include feldspathoids, analcime, magnesian olivine, melanite, pyrope, perovskite corundum, calcite, and perhaps spinel. CF:undersaturated; saturated rock b. Applied to air that contains less water vapor than the maximum orsaturation content for the conditions pertaining. (references) |
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| Antonym: saturated (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Desire | Unsatisfied, unsated, unslaked; unsaturated. |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | It's not a nutty idea-pecans are good for you! They've not only got protein, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium; but even calcium! Okay, so they contain fat too, but 95 percent of it is unsaturated. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
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Health | There are many types of fats, with many general publications recommending the intake of unsaturated fats or those low in cholesterol. (references) | |
Unsaturated fats are found in foods such as fish, margarine and vegetable oils. Keep your use of salad dressings to a minimum and whenever possible use those prepared with olive oil. To help keep the diet lower in fat, avoid adding extra fats such as rich sauces and creamy desserts, and bake or broil foods instead of frying them. Replacing fatty foods with those high in complex carbohydrates is also helpful. (references) | ||
To learn whether diets very high in polyunsaturated fatty acids have any adverse effects, more information is needed regarding their biochemical and biological effects, including those of the highly unsaturated fatty acids found in fish oils. Research is also needed on the biology of vessel wall injury, on the cells that participate in atherosclerosis, and on the events that trigger thrombosis in atherosclerotic vessels. (references) | ||
Economic History | Thailand | Increasing demand for electronic components worldwide in the past decade has resulted in the rapid growth of the EIP market in Thailand . Industrial sources estimate that Thailand's electronics business has grown 20-30 percent during the last five years . The EIP market has also registered annual growth of 5-10 percent to support both new investment as well as expansion of existing manufacturing facilities . The slowdown in the U.S. and Japan is unlikely to impact this young, unsaturated and strong growth market given that there is greater demand to shorten the cycle of the world's electronics market . The electronics industry generated about $18 billion or 26.6 percent of Thailand's total export revenue in 2000 . Electronics are predicted to be the top export item with a projected export value of $19.6 billion in 2001, representing 8.4 percent growth and accounting for 25 percent of total export revenue. (references) |
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| "Unsaturated" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unsaturated" is used about 63 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 63 | 42,364 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "unsaturated": Unsaturated Fats ♦ unsaturated fatty acid ♦ unsaturated zone. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "unsaturated": poly-unsaturated. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
unsaturated fat | 37 |
unsaturated polyester resin | 15 |
unsaturated fatty acid | 12 |
saturated and unsaturated fat | 8 |
unsaturated polyester | 7 |
unsaturated soil | 7 |
binding capacity iron unsaturated | 4 |
hydrocarbon unsaturated | 4 |
solution unsaturated | 3 |
unsaturated | 2 |
fat fat saturated unsaturated | 2 |
fat saturated unsaturated vs | 2 |
fat food unsaturated | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "unsaturated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不饱'. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | umættet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | onverzadigde zone (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), onverzadigde koolwaterstof (biogenic unsaturated hydrocarbon), onverzadigde grond (unsaturated soil), onverzadigde damp (unsaturated vapor, unsaturated vapour), onverzadigde acyclische koolwaterstof (unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon), onverzadigd koolstofatoom (unsaturated C atom, unsaturated carbon atom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vajovesivyöhyke (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), ilmastusvyöhyke (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | non saturé, instauré, insaturé. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ungesättigt (unsatisfied). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ζώνη αερισμού (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), άκυκλος ακόρεστος υδρογονάνθρακας (saturated acyclic hydrocarbon, unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon), ακόρεστοι υδρογονάνθρακες βιολογικής προέλευσης (biogenic unsaturated hydrocarbon), ακόρεστο έδαφος (unsaturated soil), ακόρεστο άτομο άνθρακα (unsaturated C atom, unsaturated carbon atom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | insaturo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 不飽' . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふほうわ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 불포". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aturatedunsay zona não saturada (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), zona de aeração (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), zona de água capilar suspensa (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), vapor nao saturado (unsaturated vapor, unsaturated vapour), solo não saturado (unsaturated soil), hidrocarboneto biogénico insaturado (biogenic unsaturated hydrocarbon), hidrocarboneto acíclico não saturado (unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon), atomo de carbono insaturado (unsaturated C atom, unsaturated carbon atom). (various references) nesaturat (unsatisfied). (various references) ненасыщенный. (various references) nezasićen (insatiate), neprožet, nenatopljen. (various references) zona insaturada (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), zona de aireación (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), vapor no saturado (unsaturated vapor, unsaturated vapour), suelo sin saturar (unsaturated soil), suelo no saturado (unsaturated soil), hidrocarburo biogénico no saturado (biogenic unsaturated hydrocarbon), hidrocarburo acílico no saturado (unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon), átomo de carbono insaturado (unsaturated C atom, unsaturated carbon atom). (various references) omättad zon (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), luftad zon (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water), jordluftzon (aeration zone, unsaturated zone, zone of aeration, zone of suspended water). (various references) doymamış (unslaked). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "unsaturated": monounsaturated, polyunsaturated. (additional references) | |
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"Unsaturated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: insaturated, uncastrated. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unsaturated" (pronounced unsa"kherā'tud) |
| 8 | -s a" kh er ā' t u d | saturated. |
| 5 | -er ā' t u d | accelerated, adulterated, ameliorated, collaborated, commemorated, cooperated, corroborated, decelerated, decorated, degenerated, deliberated, deteriorated, enumerated, evaporated, eviscerated, exaggerated, exasperated, exhilarated, exonerated, federated, generated, inaugurated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, invigorated, liberated, moderated, obliterated, operated, perforated, proliferated, redecorated, refrigerated, regenerated, reinvigorated, reiterated, reverberated, separated, tolerated, unadulterated, unincorporated, venerated. |
| 4 | -ā' t u d | abbreviated, abdicated, abrogated, accentuated, acclimated, accommodated, accumulated, activated, adjudicated, advocated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alienated, alleviated, allocated, alternated, amalgamated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, backdated, bifurcated, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, chlorinated, circulated, communicated, compensated, complicated, concentrated, confiscated, congratulated, congregated, consecrated, consolidated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, correlated, corrugated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decimated, decontaminated, delegated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, discriminated, disintegrated, disseminated, dissipated, domesticated, dominated, donated, duplicated, educated, elevated, eliminated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emulated, encapsulated, enunciated, eradicated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, exacerbated, excavated, excommunicated, excoriated, expropriated, exterminated, extrapolated, extricated, fabricated, facilitated, fascinated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, frustrated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, gyrated, halogenated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impersonated, implicated, impregnated, inactivated, incapacitated, inculcated, indicated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, integrated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, inundated, invalidated, investigated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, laminated, legislated, levitated, liquidated, litigated, located, lubricated, mandated, manipulated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, motivated, mutated, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nominated, nonregulated, obligated, officiated, opinionated, orchestrated, orientated, originated, outdated, overestimated, overregulated, overstated, oxygenated, participated, penetrated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pollinated, pontificated, populated, precipitated, predicated, predominated, prefabricated, premeditated, prognosticated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, reallocated, rebated, recalculated, reciprocated, recreated, reevaluated, reformulated, regulated, rehabilitated, reincarnated, reintegrated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resonated, resuscitated, retaliated, rotated, ruminated, salivated, segregated, serrated, simulated, situated, sophisticated, speculated, stagnated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, terminated, titillated, truncated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, uneducated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, ventilated. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-n-r-s-t-t-u-u" | |
-1 letter: transudate, unsaturate. | |
-2 letters: saturated. | |
-3 letters: daunters, saturant, saturate, strunted, taunters, transude, truanted, tuateras, unrusted, unstated, untasted, untreads, untruest. | |
-4 letters: ansated, asunder, attends, attuned, attunes, aurated, auteurs, danseur, daturas, daunter, entrust, natters, natured, natures, nutated, nutates, nutters, rattans, rattens, saunter, stander, started, statued, stature, student, stunted, sutured, tantras, tartans, taunted, taunter, tautens, tetanus, tetrads, truants. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-n-r-s-t-t-u-u" | |
+3 letters: undersaturated. | |
+4 letters: monounsaturated, polyunsaturated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 73 61 74 75 72 61 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. ... .- - ..- .-. .- - . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01110011 01100001 01110100 01110101 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n s a t u r a t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0073 0061 0074 0075 0072 0061 0074 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5580856786878467867170 |
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