Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SUPERSATURATED
supersaturated
(adjective) being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
supersaturated (not comparable)
(chemistry, physics, of a solution) More concentrated than is normally possible.
(physics, of a vapor) Having a vapor pressure higher than is normally possible.
Verb
supersaturated
simple past tense and past participle of supersaturate
Source: Wiktionary
SUPERSATURATE
Su`per*sat"u*rate, v. t.
Definition: To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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