▪ I. supersalt Chem.
(ˈs(j)uːpəsɒlt, -ɔː-)
[f. super- 12 b + salt n. 6.]
A salt containing an excess of the acid over the base; an acid salt.
| 1806 G. Adams' Nat. & Exp. Philos. (Philad.) I. App. 547 Some salts are formed by an additional dose of their acids, and hence termed super-salts. 1807 T. Thomson Chem. (ed. 3) II. 575 Phosphate of Lime. Of this salt there are two varieties; the first neutral, the other a supersalt. 1844 Fownes Man. Elem. Chem. 207 Many of the compounds called super, or acid salts..ought strictly to be considered in the light of double salts. |
▪ II. supersalt
variant of supersault Obs.