In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between saturated and iceane
is that saturated is (chemistry) having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms while iceane is (chemistry) a saturated hydrocarbon variant of adamantane, its structure resembling a cage formed by three fused boat cyclohexanes.
As a verb saturated
is (saturate).
As an adjective saturated
is (not comparable) full; unable to hold or contain any more.
As a noun iceane is
(chemistry) a saturated hydrocarbon variant of adamantane, its structure resembling a cage formed by three fused boat cyclohexanes.
saturated
English
Verb
(head)
(saturate)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
(comparable) Soaked or drenched with moisture.
(not comparable, chemistry, of a solution) Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
(chemistry) Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.
Related terms
* saturate
* saturity
* unsaturated
* polyunsaturated
iceane
English
Noun
(
-)
(
wikipedia iceane)
(chemistry) A saturated hydrocarbon variant of adamantane, its structure resembling a cage formed by three fused boat cyclohexanes.