supersaturated
adjective
su·per·sat·u·rat·ed
ˌsü-pər-ˈsa-chə-ˌrā-təd 
: containing an amount of a substance greater than that required for saturation as a result of having been cooled from a higher temperature to a temperature below that at which saturation occurs
a supersaturated solution
air supersaturated with water vapor
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The dead salmon showed signs of gas bubble disease, which can occur when water is supersaturated with dissolved gases.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Frost forms when that air becomes supersaturated, the excess water vapor is deposited as seed crystals on various surfaces, and the air temperature drops below the dew point.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
Scientists just discovered that the island’s retreating glaciers are creating a potentially significant climate feedback loop: When the ice disappears, groundwater that’s supersaturated with methane bubbles to the surface.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 13 July 2023
But this show deftly plucks this familiar trait from the supersaturated solution in which it is usually immersed (her biography, her legend) and deposits it in the one that really matters: her working process.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
His supersaturated colors intensify and distort the usual expectations of color photography.
—Vulture, 6 Jan. 2023
As in many of Kha’s pictures, a tenderly sunlit strain of Lynchian surrealism brings his themes of dislocation, domesticity, identity, and masquerade into gorgeous, supersaturated relief.
—Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2022
Then the pandemic hit, and the conversation about work became even (rightfully) more supersaturated with words like compassion, people-first policies, work-life balance, and empathetic management.
—Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 9 May 2022
But the punishing need to stay relevant in a supersaturated market is also fueling severe burnout.
—Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Frost forms when that air becomes supersaturated, the excess water vapor is deposited as seed crystals on various surfaces, and the air temperature drops below the dew point.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
Scientists just discovered that the island’s retreating glaciers are creating a potentially significant climate feedback loop: When the ice disappears, groundwater that’s supersaturated with methane bubbles to the surface.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 13 July 2023
But this show deftly plucks this familiar trait from the supersaturated solution in which it is usually immersed (her biography, her legend) and deposits it in the one that really matters: her working process.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
His supersaturated colors intensify and distort the usual expectations of color photography.
—Vulture, 6 Jan. 2023
As in many of Kha’s pictures, a tenderly sunlit strain of Lynchian surrealism brings his themes of dislocation, domesticity, identity, and masquerade into gorgeous, supersaturated relief.
—Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2022
Then the pandemic hit, and the conversation about work became even (rightfully) more supersaturated with words like compassion, people-first policies, work-life balance, and empathetic management.
—Lila MacLellan, Quartz, 9 May 2022
But the punishing need to stay relevant in a supersaturated market is also fueling severe burnout.
—Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2021
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supersaturated
adjective
su·per·sat·u·rat·ed
ˌsü-pər-ˈsach-ə-ˌrāt-əd
: containing an amount of something greater than the amount required for saturation by having been cooled from a higher temperature to a temperature below that at which saturation occurs
a supersaturated solution
air supersaturated with water vapor
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