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supercritical fluid

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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.
    The most commonly used supercritical fluids are carbon dioxide and water.

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