'supersaturated' definitions:
Definition of 'supersaturated'
From: WordNet
adjective
Being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium
Definition of 'supersaturated'
From: GCIDE
- concentrated \concentrated\ adj.
- 1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a narrow thread of concentrated ore.
- Note: [Narrower terms: undiluted (vs. diluted)] [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite of distributed or diffused.
- Note: [Narrower terms: bunched, bunchy, clustered; centered, centred, centralized, focused; undivided] [Also See: compact.] [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as, her concentrated passion held them at bay. [WordNet 1.5]
- 4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance. Opposite of dilute or unsaturated.
- Note: [Narrower terms: supersaturated]
- Syn: saturated. [WordNet 1.5]
- 5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as, concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of diluted.
- Syn: condensed. [WordNet 1.5]
- 6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
- Syn: intensive. [WordNet 1.5]
- 7. characterized by mental concentration.
- Syn: intent. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'supersaturated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allayed,
- bloated,
- bursting,
- choked,
- cloyed,
- congested,
- crammed,
- crowded,
- disgusted,
- distended,
- drenched,
- engorged,
- fed-up,
- filled to overflowing,
- full,
- full of,
- glutted,
- gorged,
- hyperemic,
- in spate,
- jaded,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- overblown,
- overburdened,
- overcharged,
- overfed,
- overflowing,
- overfraught,
- overfreighted,
- overfull,
- overgorged,
- overladen,
- overloaded,
- oversaturated,
- overstocked,
- overstuffed,
- oversupplied,
- overweighted,
- packed,
- plethoric,
- ready to burst,
- replete,
- running over,
- sated,
- satiated,
- satisfied,
- saturated,
- sick of,
- slaked,
- soaked,
- stuffed,
- stuffed up,
- supercharged,
- surcharged,
- surfeited,
- swollen,
- tired of,
- with a bellyful,
- with a snootful,
- with enough of