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Definition of Saturation point

1. Noun. (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor.

Definition of Saturation point

1. Noun. the point in time at which saturation is reached ¹

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Literary usage of Saturation point

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1906)
"Close Ss, bringing the iron to saturation point. Close 5, and bring the galvanometer to rest with the control-coil K. Then finally, open S3, observing the ..."

2. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden by Missouri Botanical Garden (1879)
"The moisture content at the so-called fibre saturation point of the four ... In timber-testing laboratories the fibre-saturation point of wood has been ..."

3. Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys by Henry Marion Howe (1906)
"In this case there can hardly be said to be any saturation-point curve for the molten ... In this case the saturation-point curve will be found above the ..."

4. Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys by Henry Marion Howe (1903)
"In this case there can hardly be said to be any saturation-point curve for the molten ... In this case the saturation-point curve will be found above the ..."

5. Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys by Henry Marion Howe (1906)
"In this case there can hardly be said to be any saturation-point curve for the molten ... In this case the saturation-point curve will be found above the ..."

6. Expansion of Races by Charles Edward Woodruff (1909)
"The depth of these pools of humanity, or the density of population, depends chiefly upon the stage of civilization; that is, the saturation point rises with ..."

7. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1860)
"Close to the saturation point we find a very high rate of expansion, but this rapidly declines aa the steam superheats, and at no great distance above it ..."

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