supersaturate
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supersaturate
[soo″per-sach´u-rāt]to add more of an ingredient than can be held in solution permanently.
su·per·sat·u·rate
(sū'pĕr-sach'ŭ-rāt),To make a solution hold more of a salt or other substance in solution than it will dissolve when in equilibrium with that salt in the solid phase; such solutions are usually unstable with respect to precipitating the excess salt or substance and becoming saturated.
su·per·sat·u·rate
(sū'pĕr-sach'ŭr-āt)To make a solution hold more of a salt or other substance in solution than it will dissolve when in equilibrium with that salt in the solid phase; such solutions are usually unstable with respect to precipitating the excess salt or substance and to becoming saturated.