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supersaturate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-sat-u-rate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause a solution to have more solute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English saturate English supersaturate From super- + saturate.

Inflected Forms

supersaturates (present, singular) supersaturating (participle, present) supersaturated (participle, past) supersaturated (past)

Questions

What does supersaturate mean?
To cause a solution to have more solute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions.
Where does supersaturate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English saturate English supersaturate From super- + saturate.

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