Definition of "supersaturate" []

• To cause (a chemical solution) to be more highly concentrated than is normally possible under given conditions of temperature and pressure. (verb-transitive)
• To cause (a vapor) to exceed the normal saturation vapor pressure at a given temperature. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Too much dietary salt seems to "supersaturate" the blood, and calcium stones - the most common type - crystallize out."
• "Basically, what we want to do is supersaturate the Internet with these credible messages."
• "Since a major component of the bile salts is cholesterol, the cholesterol tends to supersaturate and can precipitate out as small cholesterol stones."