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saturated definition

satu·rated (-rāt′id)

adjective

  1. filled to capacity; having absorbed all that can be taken up
  2. soaked through with moisture; wet
  3. undiluted with white: said of colors
    1. Chem. designating or of an organic compound containing no double or triple bonds
    2. designating certain vegetable and animal fats and oils thought to cause unhealthy levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream
  5. containing so much dissolved substance that no more can be dissolved at the given temperature: said of a solution
  6. Geol. containing as much combined silica as is possible: said of rocks and minerals

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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