The Collaborative International Dictionary
Supersaturation \Su`per*sat`u*ra"tion\, n. The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being supersaturated.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1784, from super- + saturation.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context physics English) The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible 2 (context physics English) the condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally possible 3 (context physiology English) The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of summ of partial pressures than the ambient pressure
Wikipedia
Supersaturation is a state of a solution that contains more of the dissolved material than could be dissolved by the solvent under normal circumstances. It can also refer to a vapor of a compound that has a higher (partial) pressure than the vapor pressure of that compound.
Usage examples of "supersaturation".
When Saul starts to cry, it is out of this sense of supersaturation as well as having arrived at a new level of understanding.