saturated

(adjective)

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

Related Terms

  • unsaturated hydrocarbons
  • liter
  • saturated solution
  • saturated hydrocarbon
  • unsaturated solution
  • aromatic
  • unsaturated
  • molar solubility

Examples of saturated in the following topics:

  • Lipid Molecules

    • Fats and oils, which may be saturated or unsaturated, can be unhealthy but also serve important functions for plants and animals.
    • Fatty acids may be saturated or unsaturated.
    • Saturated fatty acids are saturated with hydrogen since single bonds increase the number of hydrogens on each carbon.
    • Stearic acid and palmitic acid, which are commonly found in meat, are examples of saturated fats.
    • Saturated fatty acids have hydrocarbon chains connected by single bonds only.
  • First and Second Declension

  • Basic Color Vocabulary

    • Color is a way to interpret the visual appearance of an object; as an artistic element, it refers to hue, saturation, and value.
    • As a fundamental artistic element, it refers to hue, saturation, and value.
    • "Saturation" refers to the intensity of a color, for example the primaries are the most saturated or intense of the colors.
  • Membrane Fluidity

    • In their saturated form, the fatty acids in phospholipid tails are saturated with bound hydrogen atoms; there are no double bonds between adjacent carbon atoms.
    • Thus, if saturated fatty acids, with their straight tails, are compressed by decreasing temperatures, they press in on each other, making a dense and fairly rigid membrane.
    • This "elbow room" helps to maintain fluidity in the membrane at temperatures at which membranes with saturated fatty acid tails in their phospholipids would "freeze" or solidify.
    • A cold environment tends to compress membranes composed largely of saturated fatty acids, making them less fluid and more susceptible to rupturing.
  • Oxygen Transport

    • The percentage of oxygen that is saturated in the hemoglobin of blood is generally represented by a curve that shows the relationship between PaO2 and O2 saturation.
    • Saturation of O2 in hemoglobin is an indicator for how much O2 is able to reach the tissues of the body.
    • Higher PaO2 means higher saturation of oxygen in blood.
    • The curve starts to plateau at PaO2 higher than 60 mmHG, meaning that increases in PaO2 after that point won't significantly increase saturation.
    • The lower areas of the curve show saturation when oxygen is unloaded into the tissues.
  • Fatty Acids

    • Natural fatty acids may be saturated or unsaturated, and as the following data indicate, the saturated acids have higher melting points than unsaturated acids of corresponding size.
    • The higher melting points of the saturated fatty acids reflect the uniform rod-like shape of their molecules.
  • Fats & Oils

    • As might be expected from the properties of the fatty acids, fats have a predominance of saturated fatty acids, and oils are composed largely of unsaturated acids.
    • These saturated and trans-fatty acid glycerides in the diet have been linked to long-term health issues such as atherosclerosis.
    • These occur when the cis-double bonds in the fatty acid chains are not completely saturated in the hydrogenation process.
  • Cycloalkanes

    • Cycloalkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that contain a ring in their carbon backbones.
    • Cycloalkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that contain a ring in their carbon backbones.
  • Addendum

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  • Maturity

    • During the maturity stage, sales will peak as the product reaches market saturation, and competition will grow increasingly fierce.
    • Demand for the product ultimately decreases due to competition and market saturation, as well as new technologies and changes in consumer tastes.
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