Supersaturate Definition
so͝opər-săchə-rāt
supersaturated, supersaturates, supersaturating
verb
To cause (a chemical solution) to contain more dissolved solute than is normally possible under given conditions of temperature and pressure.
American Heritage
To make more highly concentrated than in normal saturation at a given temperature.
Webster's New World
In science class the teacher prepared a supersaturated solution by cooling a saturated solution. He then added a small seed crystal and a large precipitate formed in just a second.
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