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Definitions for: 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: concentrated, drenched, intense, pure, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy, supersaturated, vivid, wet
Antonyms: unsaturated
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