supersaturation
English
Etymology
super- + saturation
Noun
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.
Related terms
- supersaturated
Derived terms
- desupersaturation
Translations
condition of a solution
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