supersaturated
Holding too much
Supersaturated describes a solution containing more dissolved substance than it normally could at a given temperature—an unstable state where the excess solute can suddenly crystallize out.
The term extends to any system pushed beyond its natural capacity: The market is supersaturated with streaming services.
A supersaturated atmosphere holds more water vapor than usual, ready to condense.
Dissolving potential in liquid
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
nucleation · dissolution · equilibrium · metastable · homogeneous · dilute · crystallization · colloid
Initial cluster formation
- seed crystalsInitiators of crystallization
- crystal growthSolid lattice formation process
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- metastableStable but not permanently
cooling · evaporation · lattice · purity · undercooling · nuclei · rock candy · sugar crystals
Burdened past capacity
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- gluttedOverfilled to excess
- floodedCovered with water
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
surplus · overabundance · surfeit · excessive · overburdened · maxed out
solubility
Dissolving potential in liquid
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
solute · nucleation · dissolution · equilibrium · metastable · homogeneous · dilute · crystallization · colloid · enthalpy
nucleation
Initial cluster formation
- seed crystalsInitiators of crystallization
- crystal growthSolid lattice formation process
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
metastable · cooling · evaporation · lattice · purity · undercooling · nuclei · rock candy · sugar crystals · polymorphism
overloaded
Burdened past capacity
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- gluttedOverfilled to excess
- floodedCovered with water
inundated · surplus · overabundance · surfeit · excessive · overburdened · maxed out
- mixture statesmixed, blended, combined, dissolved, diluted
- Chemical Equilibriumchemical equilibrium, dynamic equilibrium, buffer, buffer solution, Kb
- hydrationhydrated, water, drinking water, dehydrated, thirsty
- matter statessolid, liquid state, plasma, vapor, gaseous
- processed statesprocessed, treated, refined, purified, filtered
- solutionssolution, answer, fix, remedy, cure
supersaturatedunsaturated
Not fully saturated
undersaturated · dilute · diluted · unconcentrated · desaturated