saturated
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
saturated/ˈsatʃəreɪtɪd/
▶adjective
- 1 thoroughly soaked.
■ Chemistry (of a solution) containing the largest possible amount of solute.
- 2 Chemistry (of an organic molecule) containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, without double or triple bonds.
■ denoting fats containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds.
- 3 (of colour) bright, rich, and without any added white.
'saturated' also found in these Oxford entries:
alkane
- -ane
- desaturate
- monounsaturated
- palmitic acid
- saturate
- saturation
- saturation diving
- stearic acid
- tipsy cake
- undersaturated
- waterlogged
- water table
- wet
