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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

saturans

, p. pr. See

Impregnating to the full; saturating.

Noun.

(Chem.)

A substance used to neutralize or saturate the affinity of another substance.

(Med.)

An antacid, as magnesia, used to correct acidity of the stomach.

Adj.

[L. saturans.] Saturating; impregnating to the full.

Noun.

In medicine, a substance which neutralizes the acid in the stomach; an absorbent.