impf & ·p.p. of saturate.
2. saturated ·adj filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.
3. saturated ·adj 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.