undersaturated
adjective
un·der·sat·u·rat·ed
ˌən-dər-ˈsa-chə-ˌrā-təd 
: less than normally or adequately saturated
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There was a desperate energy to that period, one captured well here through DP Christopher Ripley’s bleak and undersaturated aesthetic.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
Batu Tara in Indonesia produced a 3 km / 10,000 foot ash plume - the volcano erupts highly undersaturated lavas such as basanites and tephrites thanks to its position north of the main volcanic arc.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2010
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
Batu Tara in Indonesia produced a 3 km / 10,000 foot ash plume - the volcano erupts highly undersaturated lavas such as basanites and tephrites thanks to its position north of the main volcanic arc.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2010
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“Undersaturated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undersaturated. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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