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saturate
has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ verb ] (chemistry) cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc.) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)Liter quantities of Mallinckrodt , low sulfur , reagent grade carbon_tetrachloride were saturated with * * f and * * f and illuminated for about 50 hours with a 1000 watt tungsten lamp at a distance of a_few inches . |
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[ verb ] infuse or fill completely
Synonyms Examples "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" Related terms fill medicate alcoholise thoriate stuff charge imbrue ammonify impregnation |
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