"supercritical fluid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supercritical fluids [plural]
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  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)

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