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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unsaturated \Un*sat"u*ra'ted\, adjective
1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution.
2. (Chem.) Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are unsaturated; benzene has three unsaturated bonds. The term is applied most commonly to compounds with a double or triple bond between two carbon atoms (as in ethylene). [1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unsaturated
adjective
1: not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature; "an unsaturated salt solution" [ant: {saturated}]
2: used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond; "unsaturated fats" [ant: {saturated}]
3: (of color) not chromatically pure; diluted; "an unsaturated red" [ant: {saturated}]
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