Holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked.
The ground was saturated after the heavy rainstorm.
Containing the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature and pressure.
The solution was saturated, and no more sugar could be dissolved in the water.
Fully filled or loaded to capacity.
The market was saturated with similar products, making it difficult for new brands to compete.
Having a high degree of color intensity or purity.
The artist used saturated colors to make the painting more vibrant and eye-catching.
In chemistry, describing an organic compound that contains only single bonds between carbon atoms, having the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms.
Butter is high in saturated fats, whose molecules contain no double bonds.