saturated

English

Verb

saturated

  1. simple past and past participle of saturate

Adjective

saturated (comparative more saturated, superlative most saturated)

  1. (not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
  2. (comparable) Soaked or drenched with moisture.
    Synonyms: drenched, sodden; see also Thesaurus:wet
  3. (not comparable, chemistry, of a solution) Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
  4. (chemistry) Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.
  5. Having a high level of saturation.

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References

  • saturated”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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