Saturated fats are types of fat that are found in some foods, especially meat, eggs, and things such as butter and cheese. They are believed to cause heart disease and some other illnesses if eaten too often.
...foods rich in cholesterol and saturated fats.
saturated in British English
(ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd)
adjective
1.
(of a solution or solvent) containing the maximum amount of solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature and pressure
See also supersaturated
2.
(of a colour) having a large degree of saturation
3. (of a chemical compound)
a.
containing no multiple bonds and thus being incapable of undergoing additional reactions
a saturated hydrocarbon
b.
containing no unpaired valence electrons
4.
(of a fat, esp an animal fat) containing a high proportion of fatty acids having single bonds
See also polyunsaturated, unsaturated
5.
(of a vapour) containing the equilibrium amount of gaseous material at a given temperature and pressure
See also supersaturated
6.
(of a magnetic material) fully magnetized
7.
extremely wet; soaked
saturated in American English
(ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd)
adjective
1.
filled to capacity; having absorbed all that can be taken up
2.
soaked through with moisture; wet
3.
undiluted with white
said of colors
4.
a. Chemistry
designating or of an organic compound containing no double or triple bonds
b.
designating certain vegetable and animal fats and oils thought to cause unhealthy levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream
5.
containing so much dissolved substance that no more can be dissolved at the giventemperature
said of a solution
6. Geology
containing as much combined silica as is possible
said of rocks and minerals
Examples of 'saturated' in a sentence
saturated
Diving at this depth and for such a prolonged period of time had saturated their blood with nitrogen.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2002)
It was wrapped up, tightly, in his jacket, and the coarse brown fabric --- like the bird itself --- was saturated with blood.
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
The tank was full and the cloth was immediately saturated with gasoline.
Clancy, Tom CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (2002)
(adjective)
His work clothes were saturated with oil.
Synonyms
soaked
We got soaked walking home.
soaking (wet)
drenched
sodden
We stripped off our sodden clothes.
dripping
waterlogged
The football match is off because of a waterlogged pitch.
sopping (wet)
wet through
soaked to the skin
wringing wet
droukit or drookit (Scottish)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of sodden
Definition
soaking wet
We stripped off our sodden clothes.
Synonyms
soaked,
saturated,
sopping,
drenched,
soggy,
waterlogged,
marshy,
boggy,
miry,
droukit or drookit (Scottish)
in the sense of waterlogged
Definition
saturated with water
The football match is off because of a waterlogged pitch.