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Where does “undersaturation” come from?

undersaturation (English) comes from English saturation, from Late Latin saturatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

undersaturation (English): The state of an unsaturated solution

Definitions

  1. The state of an unsaturated solution

Ancestry of “undersaturation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaturationThe act of saturating or the process of being...
2Late Latinsaturatio—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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