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supersaturation

noun

Etymology

From super- + saturation.

  1. borrowed from saturatio
  2. prefixed as supersaturation — “super + saturation”

Definitions

  1. The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.

  2. the condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally…

    the condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally possible.

  3. The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms…

    The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.

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Derived

desupersaturation

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA