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unsaturated compound

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unsaturated compound
n.
An organic compound containing carbon atoms connected by double or triple bonds.
unsaturated compound
Etymology: AS, un, not; L, saturare, to fill, componere, to put together
a chemical compound that contains double or triple bonds.
unsaturated compound,
n a chemical compound that comprises at least one double or triple bond.
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