"supercritical fluid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supercritical fluids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} supercritical fluid (plural supercritical fluids)
  1. (physics) A substance at a temperature and pressure above its own thermodynamic critical point that can diffuse through solids like a gas and dissolve materials like a liquid. Wikipedia link: supercritical fluid Categories (topical): Physics Translations (substance): fluide supercritique [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-supercritical_fluid-en-noun-CaF-Xuji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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