supers

n. The act of leaping on anything. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. super- + L. saliens p. pr. of salire to leap. ] Leaping upon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An acid salt. See Acid salt (a), under Salt, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being supersaturated. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Superscribed p. pr. & vb. n. Superscribing. ] [ L. superscribere, superscriptum; super over + scribere to write. See Super-, and Scribe. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Superscription. [ Obs. ] “I will overglance the superscript.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. superscriptio. See Superscribe. ] 1. The act of superscribing. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. Mark xv. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign &unr_;. [ 1913 Webster ]