supersaturation

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noun

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

OriginEnglish saturation ← Late Latin saturatio ← Latin super- →
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Meanings

nounsupersaturation (countable and uncountable, plural supersaturations)

plural supersaturations

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.
  2. countableuncountablenatural sciencesthe condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally possible.
  3. countableuncountablemedicineThe condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
suprasaturation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Late Latinsaturatio
  8. Englishsaturation
  9. Englishsupersaturation

From super- + saturation.

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Translations

Bulgarian пресищане
  • пресищане (presištane)condition of a solution
Czech přesycení
  • přesycenícondition of a solution
Dutch oververzadiging
  • oververzadigingcondition of a solution
Finnish ylikylläisyys
  • ylikylläisyyscondition of a solution
German Übersättigung
  • Übersättigungcondition of a solution
Icelandic ofmettun, yfirmettun
  • ofmettuncondition of a solution
  • yfirmettuncondition of a solution
Japanese 過飽和
  • 過飽和 (ka-hōwa)condition of a solution
Cite this entry
APA

supersaturation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersaturation

MLA

“supersaturation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersaturation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supersaturation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersaturation.

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