Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause (a chemical solution) to contain more dissolved solute than is normally possible under given conditions of temperature and pressure.
- transitive verb To cause (a vapor) to exceed the normal saturation vapor pressure at a given temperature.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To saturate to excess; add to beyond saturation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To add to beyond saturation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To cause a
solution to have moresolute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions.
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Examples
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Too much dietary salt seems to "supersaturate" the blood, and calcium stones - the most common type - crystallize out.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DR. SHAFIQ QAADRI 2011
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Basically, what we want to do is supersaturate the Internet with these credible messages.
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Since a major component of the bile salts is cholesterol, the cholesterol tends to supersaturate and can precipitate out as small cholesterol stones.
Low-carb over-the-counter-weight-loss-drug alert. | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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The most common is to create a surplus of geographical information, to supersaturate a text with significant detail and places, as a kind of counterweight to the prevailing ignorance of the ascendant cultural mores and emphases.
World-Building in a Post-Geographic Age | Goblin Mercantile Exchange 2006
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Before we reach the “roll-off-your-back” stage, an awful lot of that nasty troll/anti-feminist stuff had to soak in and supersaturate our hides first.
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He reasoned that the real imperative was to keep the body temperature low, and that there was a better way to do it: supersaturate with large intakes of fluid and soak running clothes just before the start, then douse oneself thoroughly with water at every aid station and at every other opportunity as well.
QUALITY IS PERSONAL Harry V. Roberts 1993
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He reasoned that the real imperative was to keep the body temperature low, and that there was a better way to do it: supersaturate with large intakes of fluid and soak running clothes just before the start, then douse oneself thoroughly with water at every aid station and at every other opportunity as well.
QUALITY IS PERSONAL Harry V. Roberts 1993
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He reasoned that the real imperative was to keep the body temperature low, and that there was a better way to do it: supersaturate with large intakes of fluid and soak running clothes just before the start, then douse oneself thoroughly with water at every aid station and at every other opportunity as well.
QUALITY IS PERSONAL Harry V. Roberts 1993
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I swear to god, if one more person calls this ***** hot ice without putting quotes around it I'm gonna supersaturate their ass to Timbuktu.
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[quintals] of tubers, fruit, and vegetables are needed to supersaturate-not saturate but supersaturate-the market in Havana.
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