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saturated

adj · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Soaked or drenched with moisture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drenched, sodden, bewatered, damp, dripping, drunk, humid, irriguous, madid, moist, moisty, overwatered, plashy, saturated, soaked, soggy, soppy, spewy, spongy, squidgy, thoan, thone, undried, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet, wetter than an otter's pocket, wiery

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory

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6

adj

Meaning 6

Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.

Saturated with respect to the equivalence relation x≡y⟺f(x)=f(y) (the kernel, noun sense 10, of f).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory, topology

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Conforming to saturation arithmetic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • a saturated value

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adj

Meaning 8

Having a high level of saturation (in various senses).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a saturated image

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A saturated hydrocarbon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

verb

Meaning 10

simple past and past participle of saturate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Synonyms: none provided

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11

adjective

Meaning 11

(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pure

Antonyms: unsaturated

12

adjective

Meaning 12

used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • saturated fats

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsaturated

13

adjective

Meaning 13

being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a saturated solution

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concentrated

Antonyms: unsaturated

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: наситен (nasiten) — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Catalan: saturat — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飽和 /饱和 (bǎohé) — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Dutch: verzadigd — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Finnish: kylläinen — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Finnish: kyllästetty — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • French: saturé — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Georgian: გაჯერებული (gaǯerebuli) — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • German: gesättigt — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • German: saturiert — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Italian: saturato — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Japanese: 飽和した (hōwa shita) — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Malay: tertipu — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Māori: tōpuni — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Māori: kōhura — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Norwegian: mettet — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Romanian: plin — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Russian: насы́щенный (nasýščennyj) — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Turkish: doygun — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Yiddish: אָנגעזעטיקט (ongezetikt) — full; unable to hold or contain any more
  • Albanian: ujësuar — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Bulgarian: пропит (propit) — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Bulgarian: просмукан (prosmukan) — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Finnish: läpimärkä — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Finnish: vettä tippuva — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Georgian: გაჟღენთილი (gažɣentili) — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Māori: tōpuni — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Norwegian: mettet — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Plautdietsch: derchjenat — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Russian: пропи́танный (propítannyj) — soaked or drenched with moisture
  • Azerbaijani: doymuş — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Bulgarian: наситен (nasiten) — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Catalan: saturat — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Danish: mættet — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Finnish: kylläinen — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Indonesian: jenuh — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Irish: sáithithe — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Japanese: 飽和した (hōwa shita) — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Norwegian: mettet — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Romanian: saturat — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Russian: насы́щенный (nasýščennyj) — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Tagalog: tigmak — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Yiddish: אָנגעזעטיקט (ongezetikt) — of a solution: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved
  • Azerbaijani: doymuş — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Bulgarian: наситен (nasiten) — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Catalan: saturat — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Danish: mættet — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Finnish: tyydyttynyt — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Hungarian: telített — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Indonesian: jenuh — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Irish: sáithithe — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Japanese: 飽和した (hōwa shita) — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Māori: kōhura — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Norwegian: mettet — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Romanian: saturat — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Russian: насы́щенный (nasýščennyj) — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Turkish: doygun — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Welsh: dirlawn — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled
  • Yiddish: אָנגעזעטיקט (ongezetikt) — chemistry: having all available valence bonds filled