desaturation

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun the conversion of a saturated compound to an unsaturated one by removing hydrogen or other atoms to form a double bond
2. noun a decrease in the level of oxygen saturation in a patient's haemoglobin

Similar words

dehydrogenation desupersaturation undersaturation saturation dehydrocoupling desaturator desulphonation dehydrogenization desulfhydration dehydrofluorination

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