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Webster 1913 Edition


Saturated

Sat′u-raˊted

,
Adj.
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
.
☞ 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Saturated

SAT'URATED

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pp.
Supplied to fullness.

Definition 2024


saturated

saturated

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Verb

saturated

  1. simple past tense 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.
  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.

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