oversaturatev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsatʃᵿreɪt/,

/ˌəʊvəˈsatjᵿreɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈsætʃəˌreɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, saturate v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + saturate v.

transitive. To saturate excessively; to provide with more than sufficient of a substance for saturation. Also intransitive: to become oversaturated.

ΚΠ

1745 Gentleman's Mag. June 309/2 Common laurel, the deadly quality of which proceeds from its being over-saturated with an heavy oil.

1846 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 136 137 A liquid which, being over-saturated with sulphuric acid and heated, causes a brownish coloration round a crystal of sulphate of iron.

1869 N. Amer. Rev. in E. Kellogg Charlie Bell (end matter) (advt.) To those oversaturated with transatlantic traditions, we recommend a course of ‘Little Prudy’.

1872 G. R. Cutter tr. H. Frey Microscope & Microsc. Technol. xii. 263 The reduction of an albuminous matter..may be induced in the epithelial cells of the preparation, by over-saturating the fluid with acetic acid.

1907 in C. von Noorden et al. Metabolism & Pract. Med. II. i. 23 The HCl..is not secreted in such quantity as to oversaturate the food taken, as it is in health.

1976 Operations Res. 24 404 For large λ the system oversaturates, and there is no equilibrium point.

1993 R. F. Gorman Refugee Aid & Devel. 158 The WFP, in its emergency food programs, makes every effort to..avoid oversaturating local markets with cheap imported food.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oversaturate
释义	oversaturatev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsatʃᵿreɪt/, /ˌəʊvəˈsatjᵿreɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsætʃəˌreɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, saturate v. Etymology: < over- prefix + saturate v. transitive. To saturate excessively; to provide with more than sufficient of a substance for saturation. Also intransitive: to become oversaturated. ΚΠ 1745 Gentleman's Mag. June 309/2 Common laurel, the deadly quality of which proceeds from its being over-saturated with an heavy oil. 1846 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 136 137 A liquid which, being over-saturated with sulphuric acid and heated, causes a brownish coloration round a crystal of sulphate of iron. 1869 N. Amer. Rev. in E. Kellogg Charlie Bell (end matter) (advt.) To those oversaturated with transatlantic traditions, we recommend a course of ‘Little Prudy’. 1872 G. R. Cutter tr. H. Frey Microscope & Microsc. Technol. xii. 263 The reduction of an albuminous matter..may be induced in the epithelial cells of the preparation, by over-saturating the fluid with acetic acid. 1907 in C. von Noorden et al. Metabolism & Pract. Med. II. i. 23 The HCl..is not secreted in such quantity as to oversaturate the food taken, as it is in health. 1976 Operations Res. 24 404 For large λ the system oversaturates, and there is no equilibrium point. 1993 R. F. Gorman Refugee Aid & Devel. 158 The WFP, in its emergency food programs, makes every effort to..avoid oversaturating local markets with cheap imported food. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1745
随便看	merchant merchant accounts merchant adventurer merchant adventurers merchant appraiser merchant bank merchant banker merchant banking merchant bar merchant booth merchant buyer merchant goods merchant guild (or guild merchant merchant iron merchant jeweller merchant king merchant leech merchant marine merchant mariner merchant mark merchant mercer merchant mill merchant navy merchant of death merchant of eel-skins