| Pronunciation: | | 'sachu`reytid
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| Matching Terms: | | saturate, saturated fat, saturated fatty acid, saturated genetic map, saturated soil
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black
- [adj] (chemistry) used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; "saturated fats"
- [adj] being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution"
- [adj] wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
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| | Synonyms: | | concentrated, drenched, intense, pure, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy, supersaturated, vivid, wet |
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| | Antonyms: | | unsaturated |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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}.
Note: 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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A condition in which all easily drained voids (pores) between soil particles are temporarily or permanently filled with water; significant saturation during the growing season is considered to be usually one week or more. |
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