different between supersaturate vs obstruct
supersaturate
English
Etymology
super- +? saturate
Verb
supersaturate (third-person singular simple present supersaturates, present participle supersaturating, simple past and past participle supersaturated)
- To cause a solution to have more solute dissolved in it than it can stably contain at current conditions.
- In science class the teacher prepared a supersaturated solution by cooling a saturated solution. He then added a small seed crystal and a large precipitate formed in just a second.
Translations
supersaturate From the web:
- what supersaturated solution
- what supersaturated mean
- what is supersaturated solution in chemistry
- what does supersaturated mean in chemistry
- what does supersaturated solution mean
- what is supersaturated in chemistry
- what is supersaturated solution give example
- what is supersaturated steam
obstruct
English
Etymology
From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?st??kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
- To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
- To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
Derived terms
- deobstruct
- obstructed
- obstructedly
- unobstructed
- unobstructedly
Related terms
Translations
obstruct From the web:
- what obstructs marine flow
- what obstruction means
- what obstructive sleep apnea
- what obstructs wifi signals
- what obstruction of justice
- what obstructive jaundice
- what restrictions
- what restrictions apply to provisional licenses
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