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verb
To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.
To lessen the saturation of (a colour).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.
To convert (a saturated compound) to an unsaturated one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
To become less saturated or unsaturated.
To decrease in saturation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To become less saturated or unsaturated.
Of the oxygen saturation level in one's hemoglobin: to decrease, to drop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To become less saturated or unsaturated.
To undergo a decrease in the oxygen saturation level in the hemoglobin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English saturate English desaturate From de- + saturate.
Across languages
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