The saturated in saturated fats refers to the fact that these fats are saturated with hydrogen and carbon atoms. Saturated fats tend to be solid at room temperature. The higher saturated fat content of foods like butter and beef fat is one of the key reasons that these fats tend to stay solid at room temperature. Unsaturated fats tend to be liquid at room temperature.
Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Blight. Blight refers to a specific symptom affecting plants in response to infection by a pathogenic organism. It is simply a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs.
Blighty is a slang term for Britain, which was coined back in the days of the British Raj, the Urdu word for 'Foreigner' (bikayati) sounded like 'blighty'. 2 people found this useful.