satiety

Definitions

sati (from satiare, 'to fill') + -ety (noun-forming, a variant of -ity) = 'the state of being filled.' Satiety is the bodily signal that you have had enough — the point where hunger switches off. It is the noun behind satiate and the common term in nutrition science.

Common Collocations

• 1.sense of satiety饱足感
• 2.satiety hormone饱腹激素
• 3.satiety signal饱腹信号
• 4.feeling of satiety饱足的感觉

Example Sentences

• 1.

  High-protein foods increase the feeling of satiety.

• 2.

  He ate slowly, waiting for the signal of satiety.