saturates
Fills beyond capacity
Saturates is the third-person singular of saturate, meaning to soak thoroughly or fill to capacity.
A sponge saturates with water; a market saturates when supply meets all demand.
In chemistry, a saturated solution can dissolve no more solute.
As a noun, saturates are saturated fats—those with no double bonds between carbon atoms: Limit your intake of saturates.
Completely saturated with liquid
- drenchingMaking thoroughly wet
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- steepingSoaking to extract flavor
imbuing · suffusing · waterlogging · flooding · oversaturating · supersaturating · filling · inundating
Waxy lipid in blood
- dietaryOf food consumption
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
arterial · LDL · cardiovascular · full-fat
Solid fat from cream
- lardClarified pork fat
- gheeButter with milk removed
- tallowRendered animal fat
- shorteningReducing length or duration
soaking
Completely saturated with liquid
- drenchingMaking thoroughly wet
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
steeping · imbuing · suffusing · waterlogging · flooding · oversaturating · supersaturating · filling · inundating · sponge
cholesterol
Waxy lipid in blood
macronutrients · arterial · LDL · cardiovascular · full-fat
butter
Solid fat from cream
shortening · cream · cheese · suet · dairy · marbling · pastries
hydrogenation
Bonding hydrogen to compounds
alkenes · carbon · palladium · nickel · organic · synthesis · valence · molecular
saturatesdries
Loses moisture content
dehydrates · desiccates · drains · parches · wrings out
saturatesempties
Drains or depleted containers
depletes · underserves · drains · dilutes · underfills
- saturation pointMaximum capacity reached
- saturated fatFully hydrogenated dietary lipid
- color saturationIntensity of a hue
- saturated fatty acidLipid with single bonds only
- market saturationMaximum product penetration reached
- media saturationExcessive information coverage
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