Saturate :: Saturate (v. t.) To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; to fill fully; to sate..
Saturate :: Saturate (v. t.) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold; as, to saturate phosphorus with chlorine..
Saturate :: Saturate (p. a.) Filled to repletion; saturated; soaked.
Saturated :: Saturated (a.) Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt..
Saturated :: Saturated (a.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated..
Saturation :: Saturation (n.) The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation..
Saturation :: Saturation (n.) The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent..
Saturation :: Saturation (n.) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.
Saturator :: Saturator (n.) One who, or that which, saturates..
Supersaturate :: Supersalt (n.) An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under Salt, n..
Supersaturation :: Supersaturate (v. t.) To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution..
Undersaturated :: Undersaturated (a.) Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.
Unsaturated :: Unsaturated (a.) Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution..
Unsaturated :: Unsaturated (a.) Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are unsaturated..
Unsaturation :: Unsaturation (n.) The quality or state of being unsaturated.