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Saturated vs Inundated - What's the difference?

saturated | inundated |

As verbs the difference between saturated and inundated

is that saturated is (saturate) while inundated is (inundate).

As adjectives the difference between saturated and inundated

is that saturated is (not comparable) full; unable to hold or contain any more while inundated is flooded.

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

    inundated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inundate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • flooded

    • inundate

    English

    Verb

    (inundat)
  • To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
    • The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
  • To overwhelm.
    • The agency was inundated with phone calls.

    Synonyms

    * (to cover with water) deluge, flood, beflood * (to overwhelm) deluge, flood, beflood

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l)