ADJECTIVE | all | saturated, concentrated | being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature |
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all | saturated | used especially of organic compounds | |
all | saturated, pure | (of color) being chromatically pure |
Sounds | sae'cherey.tahd; sae'cherey.tihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | The most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance. | |
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Example | "a saturated solution" | |
Synonym | concentrated | |
Narrower | supersaturated | More concentrated than normally possible and therefore / therefore not in equilibrium |
Opposite | unsaturated | not saturated |
Spanish | concentrado, saturado | |
Catalan | concentrat, saturat |
Meaning | Used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled. | |
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Example | "saturated fats" | |
Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Opposite | unsaturated | Used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond |
Spanish | saturado |
Meaning | (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black. | |
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Synonym | pure | |
Narrower | intense, vivid | (of color) having the highest saturation |
Opposite | unsaturated | (of color) not chromatically pure |
Spanish | saturado |
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