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supersaturate definition

super·satu·rate (so̵̅o̅′pər sac̸h′ə rāt′)

transitive verb supersaturated -·rat′ed, supersaturating -·rat′·ing

to make more highly concentrated than in normal saturation at a given temperature

Etymology: super- + saturate, after Fr sursaturer

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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