Definition of saturation

	Definition of saturation has definitions from the fields of color,physics,chemistry
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" Related terms permeation plastination
2	[ noun ] (physics) the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance Synonyms pervasion suffusion impregnation permeation Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...) The rf power level was maintained small enough at all times to prevent obvious line shape distortions by saturation effects . A single value of the thermal relaxation_time **f at room_temperature was measured by the progressive saturation method . Related terms diffusion impregnation ammonification carbonation percolate permeate interpenetrate suffuse
3	[ noun ] the act of saturating something Used in print (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...) The proteins were extracted with 3 volumes of * * f in * * f to give a nearly neutral extract and precipitated by 80 % saturation with * * f . 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
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