What does SATURATED mean?

Definitions for SATURATED
ˈsætʃ əˌreɪ tɪdsat·u·rat·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. saturated, concentratedadjective

    being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance

    "a saturated solution"

  2. saturatedadjective

    used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled

    "saturated fats"

  3. saturated, pureadjective

    (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

Wiktionary

  1. saturatedadjective

    Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

  2. saturatedadjective

    Soaked or drenched with moisture.

  3. saturatedadjective

    Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

  4. saturatedadjective

    Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.

ChatGPT

  1. saturated

    Saturated generally refers to a state where something has absorbed or incorporated the highest possible amount of another substance. It highly depends on the field it is used, for example: 1. In chemistry, it means that a substance contains the maximum possible amount of another substance under given conditions. A simple example would be sugar dissolved in water until no more can be absorbed. 2. In fats and oils, a saturated fat is a fat molecule that has no double bonds between carbon molecules because it is saturated with hydrogen molecules. 3. In color theory, it refers to the intensity of a color. A color is said to be saturated when it is pure and brilliant, having no mixing or dilution. 4. In market economics, a saturated market is one where the majority of potential consumers have already purchased a product, indicating a maturity stage of the product life cycle. 5. In physics, specifically in physical vapor deposition, saturation is the point at which a material cannot absorb more of another substance in its current state. 6. In data storage or data transfer, saturation refers to the state when a system, such as memory, bandwidth or I/O subsystem reaches its full capacity and cannot handle any additional load.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Saturated

    of Saturate

  2. Saturatedadjective

    filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt

  3. Saturatedadjective

    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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SATURATED in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SATURATED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of SATURATED in a Sentence

  1. Kyong Sup Yoon:

    It's almost saturated with [these genes], which means that people using permethrin and pyrethrin based products will probably have a very hard time controlling the lice.

  2. Guy Cecil:

    I think our coverage is saturated with the Mueller investigation and everything that is adjacent to it, i don't think there is much more to gain for Democratic politician to spend much of their time talking about these things.

  3. Oleg Zaretskiy:

    The ground level is completely over-saturated, and people are tired of traffic jams. People are tired of emissions.

  4. Indya Moore:

    And so to see today, on the anniversary of Stonewall, police heavy saturated in our streets, it's traumatic for some of us.

  5. Michael Wehner:

    The atmosphere is pretty close to fully saturated, it's got all the water it can take.

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