"supersaturate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: supersaturates [present, singular, third-person], supersaturating [participle, present], supersaturated [participle, past], supersaturated [past]
Etymology: super- + saturate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|saturate}} super- + saturate Head templates: {{en-verb}} supersaturate (third-person singular simple present supersaturates, present participle supersaturating, simple past and past participle supersaturated)
  1. To cause a solution to have more solute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions. Wikipedia link: supersaturation Translations (Translations): пресищам (presištam) (Bulgarian), ylikyllästää (Finnish), sovrasaturare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-supersaturate-en-verb-AnEGFNmx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-

Inflected forms

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