English Explanatory Dictionary

supersaturation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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 possible.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

supersaturation supersaturations

Etymology

From super- + saturation.

Related words

supersaturated

Derived words

desupersaturation

Translations

Bulgarian: пресищане Czech: přesycení Dutch: oververzadiging Finnish: ylikylläisyys German: Übersättigung Icelandic: ofmettun Icelandic: yfirmettun Japanese: 過飽和 Macedonian: презаситеност
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