Defn: The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being supersaturated.
SUPERSCRIBE
Su`per*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superscribed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Superscribing.] Etym: [L. superscribere, superscriptum; super over +
scribere to write. See Super-, and Scribe.]
Defn: To write or engrave (a name, address, inscription, or the like) on the top or surface; to write a name, address, or the like, on the outside or cover of (anything); as, to superscribe a letter.
SUPERSCRIPT
Su"per*script, n.
Defn: Superscription. [Obs.] "I will overglance the superscript."
Shak.
SUPERSCRIPTION
Su`per*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. superscriptio. See Superscribe.]
1. The act of superscribing.
2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. Holland. The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. Mark xv. 26.
3. (Pharm.)
Defn: That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign