1. (

• saturate ,

) cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance ;

2. (

• impregnate ,
• saturate ,

) infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" ;

1. (

• saturated ,
• concentrated ,

) being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" ;

2. (

• saturated

) used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; "saturated fats" ;

3. (

• saturated ,
• pure ,

) (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black ;