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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics) the process of totally saturating something with a substance | |
| Synonyms: | impregnation | |
| Examples: | "the impregnation of wood with preservative" "the saturation of cotton with ether" |
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| Related terms: | permeation plastination | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics) the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance | |
| Synonyms: | pervasion suffusion impregnation permeation | |
| Related terms: | diffusion impregnation ammonification carbonation percolate permeate interpenetrate suffuse | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of saturating something | |
| Related terms: | filling saturate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence | |
| Related terms: | condition saturation_point | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (color) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue | |
| Synonyms: | intensity vividness chroma | |
| Related terms: | color_property chromatic_color | |
| Similar spelling: |
saturate saturated |
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