supersaturated
adj.
containing more solute than usual; containing an amount of a substance greater than usual and as a result not balanced
supersaturate
v.
add a greater amount of one substance (to another) than is needed to saturate it (Chemistry, Physics)
Supersaturation
supersaturated
Adjective
1. being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium
(similar) saturated, concentrated
supersaturated solution (supersaturated)
A supersaturated solution has concentration of solute that is higher than its
solubility . A crystal of solute dropped into a supersaturated solution grows; excess solute is deposited out of the solution until the concentration falls to the equilibrium solubility.
supersaturated
Synonyms and related words:
allayed, bloated, bursting, choked, cloyed, congested, crammed, crowded, disgusted, distended, drenched, engorged, fed-up, filled to overflowing, full, full of, glutted, gorged, hyperemic, in spate, jaded, jam-packed, jammed, overblown, overburdened, overcharged, overfed, overflowing, overfraught, overfreighted, overfull, overgorged, overladen, overloaded, oversaturated, overstocked, overstuffed, oversupplied, overweighted, packed, plethoric, ready to burst, replete, running over, sated, satiated, satisfied, saturated, sick of, slaked, soaked, stuffed, stuffed up, supercharged, surcharged, surfeited, swollen, tired of, with a bellyful, with a snootful, with enough of
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