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supercritical
[ soo-per-krit-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- extremely critical.
- Physics. pertaining to a mass of radioactive material in which the rate of a chain reaction increases with time.
supercritical
/ ˌsuːpəˈkrɪtɪkəl /
adjective
- physics (of a fluid) brought to a temperature and pressure higher than its critical temperature and pressure, so that its physical and chemical properties change
- nuclear physics of or containing more than the critical mass
Other Words From
- super·criti·cal·ly adverb
- super·criti·cal·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of supercritical1
Example Sentences
Other suggested techniques, such as supercritical water oxidation or plasma reactors, have the same drawbacks.
The concept of "supercritical coupling" plays a pivotal role in addressing these challenges.
Instead, Castro-González says, the water exists in a supercritical state between a liquid and a gas.
Environmental Protection Agency primary authority to issue the kind of permit McLaughlin and his team will need to pump large volumes of carbon dioxide, pressurized into a high density “supercritical” state, underground.
The resulting carbon dioxide drives the turbine in a form known as a supercritical fluid.
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