Undersaturation is a state of a solution that contains less of a dissolved material than could be dissolved by that quantity of solvent under normal circumstances. It can also refer to a vapor of a compound that has a lower (partial) pressure than the compound's vapor pressure. Undersaturation is often followed by ingassing of the solvate until saturation is reached.[1][2][3] Most states of solution involve undersaturation.

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  1. ^ "Aragonite Undersaturation in the Arctic Ocean: Effects of Ocean Acidification and Sea Ice Melt". sciencemag.org. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  2. ^ "Arctic Ocean undersaturated for calcium carbonate - environmentalresearchweb". environmentalresearchweb.org. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  3. ^ Yamamoto-Kawai, M; McLaughlin, FA; Carmack, EC; Nishino, S; Shimada, K (2009). "Aragonite undersaturation in the Arctic Ocean: effects of ocean acidification and sea ice melt". Science. 326 (5956): 1098–100. Bibcode:2009Sci...326.1098Y. doi:10.1126/science.1174190. PMID 19965425.