n A compound in which all of the valences of the elements are satisfied; in organic chemistry, having no double or triple bonds, i.e., incapable of absorbing substances by addition, such as hydrogen or iodine. (Morrison RT, Boyd RN (1992) Organic chemistry, 6th edn. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Saturated Compound. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10294
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