v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Saturated p. pr. & vb. n. Saturating. ] [ L. saturatus, p. p. of saturare to saturate, fr. satur full of food, sated. See Satire. ] 1. To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; to fill fully; to sate. [ 1913 Webster ]
Innumerable flocks and herds covered that vast expanse of emerald meadow saturated with the moisture of the Atlantic. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fill and saturate each kind With good according to its mind. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Chem.) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold; as, to saturate phosphorus with chlorine. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ A saturated compound may exchange certain ingredients for others, but can not take on more without such exchange. [ 1913 Webster ]
Saturated color (Optics), a color not diluted with white; a pure unmixed color, like those of the spectrum. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. saturatio: cf. F. saturation. ] 1. The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Optics) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The degree of saturation of a color is its relative purity, or freedom from admixture with white. [ 1913 Webster ]
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