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from The Century Dictionary.
- Not completely saturated.
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Examples
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Rate-dependent evaporation/sublimation as a function of particle size is calculated in subsaturated layers between and below clouds.
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By building mimics of xylem capillaries within the gels, the scientists were able to create negative-pressures of the magnitude observed in trees, and to pump water against large resistances and out of subsaturated, or partially dry, sources.
The Open Piehole 2008
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By building mimics of xylem capillaries within the gels, the scientists were able to create negative-pressures of the magnitude observed in trees, and to pump water against large resistances and out of subsaturated, or partially dry, sources.
The Open Piehole 2008
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