Saturated /(?)/

Sat·u·ra·ted

Saturated

a.
  1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.
  2. 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. (Chem.)

Phrases & Compounds

Saturated color
a color not diluted with white; a pure unmixed color, like those of the spectrum.