Supersaturation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011609",
  "term": "Supersaturation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A condition in which a solution contains a greater amount of dissolved solute than it would normally hold at equilibrium at a given temperature and pressure. This unstable state can be achieved by carefully cooling a saturated solution or by evaporating the solvent. The excess solute will eventually precipitate out of the solution.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "percent",
    "relative humidity",
    "saturation",
    "unstable"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2217 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/supersaturation/"
}