subsaturated

adjective

sub·sat·u·rat·ed ˌsəb-ˈsa-chə-ˌrā-təd

: not completely saturated

the subsaturated environment

subsaturated vapor

subsaturation

ˌsəb-ˌsa-chə-ˈrā-shən

noun

levels of subsaturation

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1815, in the meaning defined above

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