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# saturated

adjective (saturated); verb form (past of «saturate»: saturate, saturates, saturated, saturating)

«saturated» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Saturated means completely soaked with water or another liquid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#m1)
2. (science) A saturated solution has so much dissolved in it that no more can dissolve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#m2)
3. (food) Saturated fat is a kind of fat found mostly in butter, cheese and fatty meat; eating too much is not good for the heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#m3)
4. A saturated market or place is so full of something that there is no room for more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#m4)
5. A saturated colour is strong and bright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on dissolving: stir salt into water until no more dissolves and the solution is saturated. In health lessons it appears on food labels («saturates»). In everyday life a saturated pitch means a waterlogged field. Phrases: «saturated solution», «saturated fat», «saturated with», «completely saturated».

### Examples

- After the storm, the ground was saturated and the match was cancelled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#x1)
- Keep adding sugar until the water is saturated and crystals stay at the bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#x2)
- Warm water can dissolve more salt before it is saturated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#x3)
- Butter is high in saturated fat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#x4)
- My socks were saturated after I stepped in the puddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#x5)
- The photo looks better with more saturated colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#x6)
- The town is saturated with coffee shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/#x7)

### Note

Adjective and past form of the verb «saturate». Food labels in the UK call it «saturates». In science: a saturated solution is a fixed limit; heating the water usually raises the limit for solids.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «saturated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saturated/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saturated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saturated.html) on Mova free.