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supersaturated

supersaturated adjective: more concentrated than is normally possible. Also the simple past and past participle of supersaturate.

Adjective

supersaturated (not comparable)

  1. More concentrated than is normally possible.
  2. Having a vapor pressure higher than is normally possible.

Also used as

supersaturated is also the simple past and past participle of supersaturate.

Origin of supersaturated

From super- + saturated.

Questions about supersaturated

What does supersaturated mean?
Supersaturated means more concentrated than is normally possible.
What part of speech is supersaturated?
Supersaturated is an adjective.

Words near supersaturated in the dictionary

  1. supersamplers
  2. supersamples
  3. supersampling
  4. supersarcastic
  5. supersaturate
  6. supersaturated
  7. supersaturates
  8. supersaturating
  9. supersaturation
  10. supersaturations
  11. supersault

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