Meanings
adjectivesupersaturated (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryMore concentrated than is normally possible.
- not comparablenatural sciencesHaving a vapor pressure higher than is normally possible.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of supersaturate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebeing more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishsaturated
- Englishsupersaturated
Translations
Danish overmættet
- overmættetmore concentrated than is normally possible
Finnish ylikylläinen, ylikylläinen
- ylikylläinenmore concentrated than is normally possible
- ylikylläinenhaving a higher vapor pressure than is normally possible
Japanese 過飽和, 過飽和
- 過飽和 (ka-hōwa)more concentrated than is normally possible
- 過飽和 (ka-hōwa)having a higher vapor pressure than is normally possible
Welsh gorddirlawn, gorddirlawn
- gorddirlawnmore concentrated than is normally possible
- gorddirlawnhaving a higher vapor pressure than is normally possible
Cite this entry
APA
supersaturated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersaturated
MLA
“supersaturated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersaturated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supersaturated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersaturated.
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