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 sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*sat`u*ra"tion, n.
Definition: The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being supersaturated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
