supercritical fluid
supercritical fluid · supercritical fluids
A substance at a temperature and pressure above its own thermodynamic critical point…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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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