Category:Super-

Su"per-. Etym: [l. super over, above; akin to gr. sub under, and e. Over. See over, and cf. Hyper-, sub-, supra-, sur-.]

1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting In a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, Exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, Superabundance.

2. (chem.)

Defn: a prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to The name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or Unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; As in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, Di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid Sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper Definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, di-, and per-.