desaturate.
To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.
Meaning & usage
To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.
To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated. To lessen the saturation of (a colour).
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.
To become less saturated or unsaturated. Of the oxygen saturation level in one's hemoglobin: to decrease, to drop.
To become less saturated or unsaturated. To undergo a decrease in the oxygen saturation level in the hemoglobin.
Where this word comes from
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.
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