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Saturated
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What's The Definition Of Saturated?
[adj] (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black
[adj] (chemistry) 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" [adj] wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes" Synonyms | Synonyms for Saturated: concentrated | drenched | intense | pure | soaked | soaking | sodden | sopping | soppy | supersaturated | vivid | wet Related Terms | Find terms related to Saturated: See Also | Saturated In Webster's Dictionary \Sat"u*ra`ted\, a.
1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in
solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a
saturated solution of salt.
2. (Chem.) 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}.
Note: A saturated compound may exchange certain ingredients
for others, but can not take on more without such
exchange.
{Saturated color} (Optics), a color not diluted with white; a
pure unmixed color, like those of the spectrum.
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