sat·u·rate
vt, -rat*ed -rat*ing 1 : to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained <water saturated with salt> <a bandage saturated with an antiseptic solution> 2 : to cause to combine till there is no further tendency to combine n : a saturated chemical compound .
Similar sounding terms: cit·rate hys·ter·oid sed rate stea·rate
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