Supersaturation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supersaturation is a noun meaning (physics) The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.
Meaning
(physics) The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.
More Meanings
- (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 sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.
Word Forms
- supersaturations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suprasaturation, superextensivity, hyperconcentration, oversum, superoverwhelmingness, superfetation.
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