undersaturated

undersaturated

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English saturated
English undersaturated

    From under- + saturated.

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    Adjective

    undersaturated (comparative more undersaturated, superlative most undersaturated)

    1. Insufficiently saturated
    2. (geology) (of igneous rock) Having minerals without free silica
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