saturated Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
    saturate.
  2. verb infuse or fill completely
    saturate; impregnate.
    • Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
  3. adjective being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
    concentrated.
    • a saturated solution
  4. adjective used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled
    • saturated fats
  5. adjective (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
    pure.

WordNet

Sat"u*ra`ted adjective
Definitions
  1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.
  2. (Chem.) 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. ✍ A saturated compound may exchange certain ingredients for others, but can not take on more without such exchange.

Webster 1913