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supersaturated

/ˌsupərˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/ /ˌsupɚˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/

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verb

Saturer une solution au-delà de sa capacité de dissolution stable dans des conditions données

To cause a solution to have more solute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions.

Examples :

"The chemist carefully supersaturated the sugar water by heating it and adding a large amount of sugar, hoping to grow large sugar crystals as it cooled. "

Le chimiste a soigneusement sursaturé l'eau sucrée en la chauffant et en ajoutant une grande quantité de sucre, dans l'espoir de faire croître de gros cristaux de sucre en refroidissant.

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adjective

Sursaturé

(of a solution) More concentrated than is normally possible.

Examples :

"The honey jar sat in the warm sunlight, and now the honey is supersaturated with sugar, forming crystals at the bottom. "

Le pot de miel était exposé à la lumière chaude du soleil, et maintenant le miel est sursaturé en sucre, formant des cristaux au fond.

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adjective

Sursaturé

(of a vapor) Having a vapor pressure higher than is normally possible.

Examples :

"The humid air in the greenhouse was supersaturated with water vapor, causing droplets to condense on the cool leaves. "

L'air humide de la serre était sursaturé en vapeur d'eau, ce qui a provoqué la condensation de gouttelettes sur les feuilles fraîches.

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