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saturator
sat·u·rate S0100200 (săch′ə-rāt′)tr.v. sat·u·rat·ed, sat·u·rat·ing, sat·u·rates 1. To soak or fill so that no more liquid may be absorbed: The cloth was saturated with water.2. To supply with the maximum that can be held or contained; fill thoroughly: Pleasant smells saturated the bakery. The species had saturated its habitat. Happy memories saturated his mind. See Synonyms at imbue.3. Chemistry To cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.4. Economics To supply (a market) with a good or service in an amount that consumers are able and willing to purchase.adj. (-rĭt) Saturated.
[Latin saturāre, saturāt-, to fill, from satur, sated; see sā- in Indo-European roots.]
sat′u·ra·ble (săch′ər-ə-bəl) adj.sat′u·ra′tor n.IdiomsSeesaturatesaturator
saturator[‚sach·ə‚rād·ər] (engineering) A device, equipment, or person that saturates one material with another; examples are a tank in which vapors become saturated with ammonia from coal (in carbonization of coal), a humidifier, and the operator of a machine for impregnating roofing felt with asphalt. |