Saturated /(?)/
Sat·u·ra·ted
Saturated
a.
- Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.
- 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.