saturated
/ˈsætʃəreɪtɪd/
adjective
- Completely wet or soaked with a liquid.
- After the flood, the carpets were completely saturated with water.
- The saturated towel was too heavy to lift easily.
- Her shoes were saturated after walking through the puddles.
- Filled to the point where no more can be added; having no room for more.
- The air was saturated with humidity before the storm.
- The saturated market made it hard for new companies to compete.
- His schedule was saturated with meetings and appointments.
- In chemistry, containing the maximum possible amount of a dissolved substance or having all chemical bonds filled (especially with hydrogen).
- A saturated solution cannot dissolve any more salt.
- Butter contains saturated fats that are solid at room temperature.
- Saturated hydrocarbons have only single bonds between carbon atoms.
- In color, very pure and intense; not diluted with white or gray.
- The sunset was a saturated orange that lit up the sky.
- A saturated photograph has vivid, rich tones.
- The artist used saturated colors like deep red and bright blue.
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