saturated

Meanings

Verb

• cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
• infuse or fill completely
• simple past and past participle of saturate

Adjective

• being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
  • "a saturated solution"
• used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled
  • "saturated fats"
• (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

Adj

• Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
• Soaked or drenched with moisture.
• Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
• Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.
• Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.
• Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.
• Saturated with respect to the equivalence relation x≡y⟺f(x)=f(y) (the kernel, sense 10, of f).
• Having a high level of saturation.

Synonyms

bewatered, concentrated, damp, drenched, dripping, drunk, humid, impregnate, irriguous, madid, moist, moisty, overwatered, plashy, pure, saturate, saturated, soaked, sodden, soggy, spewy, spongy, squidgy, thoan, thone, undried, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet, wetter than an otter's pocket, wiery

Antonyms

unsaturated

Related Words

saturate, saturation, saturity