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SATURATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
Synonyms:
pure; saturated
Classified under:
Similar:
intense; vivid ((of color) having the highest saturation)
Antonym:
unsaturated ((of color) not chromatically pure; diluted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled
Example:
saturated fats
Classified under:
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Antonym:
unsaturated (used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
Example:
a saturated solution
Synonyms:
concentrated; saturated
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
supersaturated (being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium)
Antonym:
unsaturated (not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb saturate
Context examples:
However, some individual items contained more than twice the daily recommended amount for energy, fat, saturated fat, sugar or salt.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
A saturated long-chain fatty acid with a 14-carbon backbone.
(Myristic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A saturated medium-chain fatty acid with a 12-carbon backbone.
(Lauric Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A saturated fatty acid with a 24-carbon backbone.
(Lignoceric Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
In the study, researchers fed mice a high-fat diet, 60% of which was saturated fat, for 16 weeks.
(When Liver Immune Cells Turn Bad, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Fatty acids are a major constituent in all fats and can be either saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated.
(Fatty acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A naturally-occurring saturated fatty acid with nine carbon atoms.
(Nonanoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Saturated fats are usually fats that come from animals.
(Nutrition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.
(Carboxylic Acids, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Separation of a product from a saturated solution by cooling the liquid or adding precipitants which lower the solubility of the desired product so that it forms crystals.
(Crystallization Purification, NCI Thesaurus)
