supersaturation
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EtymologyEdit
super- + saturation
NounEdit
supersaturation (countable and uncountable, plural supersaturations)
- (physics) The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible
- (physics) the condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally possible
- (physiology) The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of summ of partial pressures than the ambient pressure
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condition of a solution
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