Saturated

['sætʃəreɪtɪd] or ['sætʃəretɪd]

Definition

(adj.) (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black .

(adj.) used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; 'saturated fats' .

(adj.) being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; 'a saturated solution' .

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Definition

(imp. & p. p.) of Saturate

(a.) Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.

(a.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated.

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