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a) (of a gas) Above its critical temperature and critical pressureb) Above the speed of sound
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Supercritical — may refer to:* Critical mass, the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction * Critical temperature, Tc, the temperature above which distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist * Supercritical fluid, a… … Wikipedia
supercritical — [so͞o΄pər krit′i kəl] adj. 1. Chem. designating or of a fluid at a temperature greater than its critical temperature 2. Nuclear Physics designating or of a highly unstable mass of fissionable material in which the total number of free neutrons… … English World dictionary
supercritical — adjective Date: 1934 being or having a temperature above a critical temperature < supercritical fluid > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Supercritical drying — (red arrow) goes beyond the critical point of the working fluid in order to avoid the direct liquid–gas transition seen in ordinary drying (green arrow) or the two phase changes in freeze drying (blue arrow). Supercritical drying is a process to… … Wikipedia
Supercritical Angle Fluorescence — (SAF) (dt: Fluoreszenz oberhalb des kritischen Winkels) ist eine Methode der Mikroskopie zur fluoreszenzspektroskopischen Untersuchung biochemischer Spezies und Strukturen (Proteine, DNA, Zellen, Gewebe). Die getrennte Erfassung der oberhalb des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Supercritical fluid chromatography — is a form of normal phase chromatography that is used for the analysis and purification of low to moderate molecular weight, thermally labile molecules. It can also be used for the separation of chiral compounds. Principles are similar to those… … Wikipedia
Supercritical angle fluorescence microscopy — (SAF) is a technique to detect and characterize fluorescent species (proteins, biomolecules, pharmaceuticals, etc.) and their behaviour very close or even adsorbed or linked at surfaces. The method is able to observe molecules in a distance of… … Wikipedia
Supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its thermodynamic critical point. It can diffuse through solids like a gas, and dissolve materials like a liquid. Additionally, close to the critical point, small changes… … Wikipedia
Supercritical carbon dioxide — Carbon dioxide pressure temperature phase diagram Supercritical carbon dioxide is a fluid state of carbon dioxide where it is held at or above its critical temperature and critical pressure. Carbon dioxide usually behaves as a gas in air at STP… … Wikipedia
