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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sat•u•rat•ed (sach′ə rā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly;
charged thoroughly or completely;
brought to a state of saturation. - Optics(of colors) of maximum chroma or purity;
of the highest intensity of hue;
free from admixture of white. - Chemistry
- (of a solution) containing the maximum amount of solute capable of being dissolved under given conditions.
- Chemistry(of an organic compound) containing no double or triple bonds;
having each single bond attached to an atom or group. - Chemistry(of an inorganic compound) having no free valence electrons.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saturated /ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/ adj - (of a solution or solvent) containing the maximum amount of solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature and pressure
See also supersaturated - (of a chemical compound) containing no multiple bonds and thus being incapable of undergoing additional reactions: a saturated hydrocarbon
- containing no unpaired valence electrons
- (of a fat, esp an animal fat) containing a high proportion of fatty acids having single bonds
See also polyunsaturated, unsaturated - (of a vapour) containing the equilibrium amount of gaseous material at a given temperature and pressure
See also supersaturated - (of a magnetic material) fully magnetized
- extremely wet; soaked
sat•u•rate /v. ˈsætʃəˌreɪt; adj., n. -ərɪt, -əˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj. v. - Electricity, to fill as much as possible:[~ + object]The smell of fresh-brewed coffee saturated the tiny apartment.
- to (cause to) become thoroughly wet: [~ + object]The rain saturated the fields.[no object]That substance saturates when liquid is poured on it.
adj. - filled with something.
sat•u•ra•tion /ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -sat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sat•u•rate (v. sach′ə rāt′;adj., n. sach′ər it, -ə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj., n. v.t. - Chemistryto cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- Electricityto charge to the utmost, as with magnetism.
- to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely:to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm.
- to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.
- to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective.
- Businessto furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity.
v.i. - to become saturated.
adj. - saturated.
n. - Nutritiona saturated fat or fatty acid.
- Latin saturātus (past participle of saturāre to fill), equivalent. to satur- full, well-fed (see sad) + -ātus -ate1
- 1530–40
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See wet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saturate vb /ˈsætʃəˌreɪt/- to fill, soak, or imbue totally
- to make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc) saturated or (of a compound, vapour, etc) to become saturated
- (transitive) to bomb or shell heavily
adj /ˈsætʃərɪt; -ˌreɪt/- a less common word for saturated
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin saturāre, from satur sated, from satis enoughˌsatuˈrater, ˌsatuˈrator n |