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sat·u·rat·ed

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–adjective

1.	soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.

2.	(of colors) of maximum chroma or purity; of the highest intensity of hue; free from admixture of white.

Chemistry.

a.	(of a solution) containing the maximum amount of solute capable of being dissolved under given conditions.

b.	(of an organic compound) containing no double or triple bonds; having each single bond attached to an atom or group.

c.	(of an inorganic compound) having no free valence electrons.

[Origin: 1660–70; saturate + -ed²

]

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sat·u·rate

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.

2.	to charge to the utmost, as with magnetism.

3.	to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely: to saturate a sponge with water; a town saturated with charm.

4.	to destroy (a target) completely with bombs and missiles.

5.	to send so many planes over (a target area) that the defensive electronic tracking equipment becomes ineffective.

6.	to furnish (a market) with goods to its full purchasing capacity.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to become saturated.

–adjective

8.	saturated.

–noun

9.	a saturated fat or fatty acid.

[Origin: 1530–40; < L saturātus (ptp. of saturāre to fill), equiv. to satur- full, well-fed (see sad) + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Synonyms 3. See wet.

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sat·u·rate Audio Help (sāch'ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates

To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: "The recollection was saturated with sunshine" (Vladimir Nabokov). See Synonyms at charge.
To soak, fill, or load to capacity.
Chemistry To cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.

adj. (-rĭt)
Saturated.

[Latin saturāre, saturāt-, to fill, from satur, sated; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]

sat'u·ra·ble (sāch'ər-ə-bəl) adj., sat'u·ra'tor n.

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sat·u·rat·ed Audio Help (sāch'ə-rā'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Unable to hold or contain more; full.
Soaked with moisture; drenched.
Chemistry
1. Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
2. Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing the maximum number of hydrogen atoms and only single bonds between the carbon atoms.
Geology Of or relating to minerals that can crystallize from magmas even in the presence of excess silica.

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saturated
adjective
1.	being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" [ant: unsaturated]
2.	used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; "saturated fats" [ant: unsaturated]
3.	(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black [ant: unsaturated]

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Relating to an organic compound in which all the carbon atoms are joined by single bonds and therefore cannot be combined with any additional atoms or radicals. Propane and cyclopentane are examples of saturated hydrocarbons. Compare unsaturated.
Relating to a solution that is unable to dissolve more of a solute.
Containing as much water vapor as is possible at a given temperature. Air that is saturated has a relative humidity of 100 percent.

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Saturated

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.

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

Fill and saturate each kind With good according to its mind. --Emerson.

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.

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