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   saturated

   /ˈsatjʊreɪtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked: "a mass of saturated air decreases in temperature as it rises in the atmosphere" Similar soakedsoakingsoaking wetwet throughsoppingsopping wetsoddendrippingdripping wetwringing wetdrenchedstreaming wetsoaked to the skinlike a drowned ratwaterloggedsoggysquelchyheavymuddyswampyboggyOpposite bone dry
   • ▪ (of a solution) containing the largest possible amount of a particular solute: "a saturated barium hydroxide solution"
   • ▪ having or holding as much as can be absorbed of something: "the glitzy, media-saturated plasticity of Los Angeles"
   • 2. (of an organic molecule) containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, without carbon–carbon double or triple bonds: "saturated hydrocarbons"
   • ▪ denoting fats containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds, considered to be less healthy in the diet than unsaturated fats: "soybeans are low in saturated fats and sodium"
   • 3. (of colour) very bright, full, and free from an admixture of white: "intense and saturated colour"

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