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单词 saturated
释义 saturated
adjective
Etymology: from past participle of saturate (I)
1. : brought to a state of full contentment or development : satisfied, perfected
 < as well-saturated guests, we should … willingly recede from the table — Henry More >
 < exaggerate the differences between … saturated and emergent cultures — Edward Sapir >
2.
 a. : steeped in moisture : soaked, soggy
  < the top of the saturated zone is called the groundwater table — V.C.Finch & G.T.Trewartha >
 b. : completely penetrated : absorbed, pervaded
  < listened to jazz in a smoke-saturated room — Molly L. Bar-David >
  < a saturated knowledge which … has entered the very bloodstream of his thought — H.M.Wriston >
3.
 a. of a solution : having the greatest concentration that can remain under given conditions (as of temperature and pressure) in the presence of the dissolved substance
 b. of a chemical compound : not tending to form addition products — used especially of organic compounds containing only single bonds between carbon atoms
  < paraffin hydrocarbons are saturated compounds >
  < saturated fatty acids >
4.
 a. : impregnated to the maximum degree
  < water … permanently saturated with oxygen — W.H.Dowdeswell >
  < a magnetically saturated steel bar >
 b. : having high saturation : pure, vivid — used of a color
 c. : containing the greatest possible amount of combined silica — used of a mineral or rock
5. : filled to capacity : fully supplied
 < 500 millions of … folk live in a continent which is now essentially saturated — Griffith Taylor >
 < possible results of such an operation … would have but little effect on an already saturated market — American Guide Series: Washington >
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