- supersaturate
- transitive verb Date: 1788 to add to (a solution) beyond saturation
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Supersaturate — Su per*sat u*rate, v. t. To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supersaturate — index overload Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
supersaturate — [so͞o΄pər sach′ə rāt΄] vt. supersaturated, supersaturating [ SUPER + SATURATE, after Fr sursaturer] to make more highly concentrated than in normal saturation at a given temperature supersaturation n … English World dictionary
supersaturate — supersaturation, n. /sooh peuhr sach euh rayt /, v.t., supersaturated, supersaturating. to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally. [1750 60; SUPER + SATURATE] * * * … Universalium
supersaturate — verb To cause a solution to have more solute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions. In science class the teacher prepared a supersaturated solution by cooling a saturated solution. He then added a small seed crystal and … Wiktionary
supersaturate — To make a solution hold more of a salt or other substance in solution than it will dissolve when in equilibrium with that salt in the solid phase; such solutions are usually unstable with respect to precipitating the excess salt or … Medical dictionary
supersaturate — Synonyms and related words: allay, choke, cloy, congest, cram, crowd, drench, engorge, fill, fill up, glut, gluttonize, gorge, jade, jam, jam pack, overburden, overcharge, overdose, overfeed, overfill, overgorge, overlade, overload, oversaturate … Moby Thesaurus
supersaturate — v. add a greater amount of one substance (to another) than is needed to saturate it (Chemistry, Physics) … English contemporary dictionary
supersaturate — verb Chemistry increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation point. Derivatives supersaturation noun … English new terms dictionary
supersaturate — su·per·saturate … English syllables
