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supersaturation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-sat-u-ra-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

the condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally possible.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

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- Late Latin saturatiobor. English saturation English supersaturation From super- + saturation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

supersaturations (plural)

Derived Forms

desupersaturation

Frequently Paired Words

supersaturated

Questions

What does supersaturation mean?
The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.
Where does supersaturation 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- Late Latin saturatiobor. English saturation English supersaturation From super- + saturation.

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