51Թ

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supersaturate

[ soo-per-sach-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

supersaturated, supersaturating.
  1. to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • p·u·tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supersaturate1

First recorded in 1750–60; super- + saturate
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Example Sentences

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Digitally crisp close-ups of faces, hands and knives running over nipples supersaturate the movie; they seem aimed at arresting the eyes but feel more like a metaphor for artistic myopia.

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Supersaturate, sū-pėr-sat′ū-rāt, v.t. to saturate beyond the normal point.—n.

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The subsoil is clay with a thin covering of surface soil, the hillsides draining on to level valleys with meandering watercourses that frequently inundate and supersaturate the already moist soil.

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