1holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked:a mass of saturated air decreases in temperature as it rises in the atmosphere
Chemistry (of a solution) containing the largest possible amount of a particular solute:a saturated barium hydroxide solution
[often in combination] having or holding as much as can be absorbed of something:the glitzy, media-saturated plasticity of Los Angeles
2 Chemistry (of an organic molecule) containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, without carbon-carbon double or triple bonds:saturated hydrocarbons
denoting fats containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds, considered to be less healthy in the diet than unsaturated fats:soybeans are low in saturated fats and sodium
3(of colour) very bright, full, and free from an admixture of white:intense and saturated colour