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desat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-sat
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

(of the oxygen saturation level in one's haemoglobin) To decrease.

Intransitive verb

verb

To undergo a decrease in the oxygen saturation level in the haemoglobin).

verb

To remove colour saturation.

noun

Desaturation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Clipping of desaturate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

desats (present, singular) desatting (participle, present) desatted (participle, past) desatted (past) desats (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sat

Questions

What does desat mean?
(of the oxygen saturation level in one's haemoglobin) To decrease.
Where does desat come from?
Clipping of desaturate.

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