Meanings
nounoversaturation (countable and uncountable, plural oversaturations)
plural oversaturations
- countableuncountablesupersaturation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Late Latinsaturatio
- Englishsaturation
- Englishoversaturation
From over- + saturation.
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APA
oversaturation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversaturation
MLA
“oversaturation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversaturation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversaturation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversaturation.
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