What is the meaning of saturated?

verb

  • Cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.
  • Infuse or fill completely.
    • usage: "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"

adjective

  • Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.
    • usage: "a saturated solution"
  • Used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled.
    • usage: "saturated fats"
  • Of color. ( being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black).
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