How do you pronounce saturated?

The recorded pronunciation is /sˈætʃɚˌeɪtɪd/.

saturated

/sˈætʃɚˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: sat-u-rat-ed
IPA: /sˈætʃɚˌeɪtɪd/

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Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of saturate

adj

Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

adj

Soaked or drenched with moisture.

adj

Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

adj

Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.

adj

Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.

adj

Equal to a union of equivalence classes of ≡; such that if x∈S and x≡y then y∈S.

adj

Conforming to saturation arithmetic.

Example Sentences

"a saturated value"
"a saturated image"
"Thus, in Fig. 12, if it is assumed that the illuminants are chiefly ethylene and the saturateds largely methane it can be seen that the normal formation of ethylene is […]"

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

more saturated (comparative) most saturated (superlative) saturateds (plural)

Derived Forms

disaturated hypersaturated isosaturated monosaturated monounsaturated nonsaturated polysaturated polyunsaturated saturatedly saturatedness semisaturated subsaturated

Phrases

saturated fat saturated fatty acid saturated solution saturated steam saturated vapor pressure saturated zone

Frequently Paired Words

saturate saturation saturity

Synonyms

impregnate drenched sodden bewatered damp dripping drunk humid irriguous madid moist moisty

Rhymes With

unsaturated