Supersaturated

ppl. a. [f. prec. + -ED¹.] Saturated to excess; having more of some (specified or implied) substance added than is sufficient for saturation.

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1794. Pearson, trans. Morveau’s Chem. Nomencl., 33. Soda combined with a smaller proportion of Boracic Acid in which the Alkali predominates is named supersaturated Borate of Soda [le borax sursaturé de soude].

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1871. B. Stewart, Heat (ed. 2), § 107. Experiments on supersaturated saline solutions.

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1884. W. W. Harney, in Harper’s Mag., March, 601/1. A most important function of such an aqueduct is its service as a catch basin for the supersaturated soil.

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1910. Encycl. Brit., VIII. 714/1. The supersaturated air having no dust to condense on would condense on our clothes.

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