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Desaturate
Meaning
Verb
●
To cause to become less
saturated
or unsaturated.
To
lessen
the
saturation
of (a colour).
●
In Chemistry:
To cause to become less
saturated
or unsaturated.
To
convert
(a
saturated
compound
) to an
unsaturated
one.
●
To become less
saturated
or unsaturated.
To
decrease
in saturation.
●
In Medicine:
To become less
saturated
or unsaturated.
Of the
oxygen saturation
level in
one's
hemoglobin
: to
decrease
, to drop.
To
undergo
a
decrease
in the
oxygen saturation
level in the hemoglobin.
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Origin
desaturate
English
de-
English
de
Latin
saturate
English
saturatus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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