Thesaurus: saturated

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1. imp. & p. p. of Saturate
2. a. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.
3. a. 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.
4. adj. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
5. adj. used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled
6. adj. (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
7. 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.
8. Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is asaturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated.
9. j:100 a. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance a. used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled a. (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black