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supercool
[ soo-per-kool ]
verb (used with object)
- to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
verb (used without object)
- to become supercooled.
supercool
/ ˌsuːpəˈkuːl /
verb
- chem to cool or be cooled without freezing or crystallization to a temperature below that at which freezing or crystallization should occur. Supercooled liquids are not in equilibrium
supercool
/ so̅o̅′pər-ko̅o̅l′ /
- To cool a substance below a phase-transition temperature without the transition occurring. For example, water can be cooled well below the freezing point without freezing (as often happens in the upper atmosphere); the introduction of an impurity or surface can then trigger freezing. Supercooling is an example of hysteresis.
- Compare superheat
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Example Sentences
“Everything about these findings is supercool,” says Jessica Brinkworth, an evolutionary immunologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who was not involved in the study.
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