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saturable

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sat⋅u⋅ra⋅ble

  [sach-er-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being saturated.
Origin:
1560–70; < L saturābilis, equiv. to saturā(re) to saturate + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
sat⋅u⋅ra⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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sat·u·rate   (sāch'ə-rāt')   
tr.v.   sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates

  1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly: "The recollection was saturated with sunshine" (Vladimir Nabokov). See Synonyms at charge.

  2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity.

  3. 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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sat·u·ra·ble
Pronunciation: 'sach-(&-)r&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being saturated
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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