Saturated

Saturated
Saturate Sat"u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saturated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saturating}.] [L. saturatus, p. p. of saturare to saturate, fr. satur full of food, sated. See {Satire}.] 1. To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; to fill fully; to sate. [1913 Webster]

Innumerable flocks and herds covered that vast expanse of emerald meadow saturated with the moisture of the Atlantic. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Fill and saturate each kind With good according to its mind. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]

2. (Chem.) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold; as, to saturate phosphorus with chlorine. [1913 Webster]


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  • Saturated — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saturated — saturated; sub·saturated; un·saturated; …   English syllables

  • saturated — index drunk, full, replete Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • saturated — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Chemistry (of a solution) containing the largest possible amount of solute. 2) Chemistry (of an organic molecule) containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, without double or triple bonds. 3) (of colour) bright and… …   English terms dictionary

  • saturated — [sach′ərāt΄id] adj. 1. filled to capacity; having absorbed all that can be taken up 2. soaked through with moisture; wet 3. undiluted with white: said of colors 4. a) Chem. designating or of an organic compound containing no double or triple… …   English World dictionary

  • saturated — sat|ur|at|ed [ sætʃə,reıtıd ] adjective 1. ) very wet: After a night in the rain the clothes were saturated. saturated with: His shirt was saturated with sweat. 2. ) completely filled with things or people: saturated with: The camps are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • saturated — UK [ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd] / US adjective 1) very wet After a night in the rain the clothes were saturated. saturated with: His shirt was saturated with sweat. 2) completely filled with things or people saturated with: The camps are completely saturated… …   English dictionary

  • saturated — sat|u|rat|ed [ˈsætʃəreıtıd] adj 1.) extremely wet = ↑soaked ≠ ↑dry saturated with ▪ a T shirt saturated with sweat 2.) technical if a chemical mixture is saturated, it has had as much of a solid mixed into it as possible …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • saturated — adjective 1 extremely wet: By the time I arrived home, I was completely saturated. (+ with): saturated with sweat 2 technical if a chemical mixture is saturated, it has had as much of a solid mixed into it as possible …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • saturated — sat·u·rat·ed sach ə .rāt əd adj 1) being a solution that is unable to absorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure 2) being an organic compound having no double or triple bonds between carbon atoms * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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