supersaturation
State of a solution that has a higher concentration of solute than would normally be obtained in a saturated solution.
Many solutes have a higher solubility at high temperatures. If a hot saturated solution is cooled slowly, sometimes the excess solute does not come out of solution. This is an unstable situation and the introduction of a small solid particle will encourage the release of excess solute.
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