- (imp.&p.p.) of Saturate.
- (a.) Filled to repletion; holding by absorption or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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