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单词 saturating
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saturatingn.

Brit. /ˈsatʃəreɪtɪŋ/, /ˈsatjᵿreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsætʃəˌreɪdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: saturate v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < saturate v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier saturation n.
The action or process of saturate v. (in various senses); saturation.
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1658 G. Starkey Pyrotechny 117 A saturating of its Alcalizateness if it be Lixiviate.
1816 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) XXXIII. at Slake A term signifying the saturating of quick-lime with moisture, as water, &c.
1948 Pulp & Paper Mag. Canada Aug. 77/2 Saturating is accomplished by a combination of the spray and dip methods, that is, the felt is first sprayed by hot saturant on one side only.
1995 R. Robin Barbed-wire College vi. 91 The SPD's [= Special Projects Division's] commanding officers did not limit their concerns to..the saturating of the enemy with bombardments of ideologically correct thoughts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

saturatingadj.

Brit. /ˈsatjᵿreɪtɪŋ/, /ˈsatʃəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsætʃəˌreɪdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: saturate v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < saturate v. + -ing suffix2.
That saturates something or someone (in various senses of the verb); that produces saturation.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > causing satiety
fulsomec1430
surfeiting?1569
glutting1574
over-cloying1592
cloysome1603
gluttish1655
palling1667
saturating1684
cloying1752
satiating1769
unwearable1846
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [adjective] > over-fed, gorged, or sated > overfeeding or gorging
fulsome1555
overfeeding1621
saturating1684
cloying1808
stodging1898
the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being or making very wet > [adjective] > very wetting
sousing1619
soakinga1642
sugging1733
drenching1768
sowping1807
drooking1813
saturating1897
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 693/2 And in this case they are commonly called absorbing, saturating and precipitating Medicines.
1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. v. 183 After a saturating meal, and an enlivening cup, they departed.
1850 C. G. B. Daubeny Introd. Atomic Theory (ed. 2) vii. 193 Yet there is no fundamental difference between the two acids, and their saturating power is exactly the same.
1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 44 An over supply of rain, and equally saturating mists.
1986 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83 4022 Particular attention was given to the response of the dark-adapted eye to saturating flashes, that is, those sufficiently bright to evoke a response of maximal amplitude.
1999 H. Applebaum Constr. Workers, U.S.A. p. xx About 4:00 P.M., it began to rain—a hard, pounding, saturating rain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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