Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z supercapillary Too large for a capillary action to occur. supercapitalism Any especially intense and competitive form of capitalism. supercapitalist An extreme capitalist. supercapsid A membrane, composed of lipid, protein and carbohydrate, that encloses some viruses supercaption An on-screen caption identifying the place and people being shown. supercar Any high-performance sports car; especially, any superexpensive one of a socially exclusive marque designed to be among the fastest on Earth with no expense spared. supercarbonate bicarbonate supercarburetted bicarbureted supercardioid A form of cardioid that has an additional lobe, used in some microphones. supercargo An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; if there are two such officers, the senior one, the other being the subcargo. supercargoship The role or status of supercargo. supercarpal Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus. supercarrier The largest type of aircraft carrier, usually displacing over 70,000 long tons. supercart A particularly large or powerful cart. supercasino A very large casino. supercaste A caste that is ranked above other castes. supercatalyst Any catalyst (especially an enzyme) that catalyzes a large range of reactions supercatastrophe A very severe, widespread catastrophe. supercatastrophic Very severely catastrophic. supercategorization The placing of something in a supercategory. supercategorize To place in a supercategory. supercategory The parent category that contains a subcategory. supercatenoid a geometric surface constituting a transition between a cube (or similar surface) and a catenoid. supercation A cation, consisting of a large cluster of atoms, in which the positive charge is spread over many atoms supercausal Faster than the speed of causality, and therefore faster than the speed of light. supercausality The property of being supercausal. supercautious Particularly cautious. supercautiously In a supercautious manner. supercavitate To undergo supercavitation. supercavitating Causing or undergoing supercavitation supercavitation An extreme form of cavitation in which a single bubble of gas forms around an object moving through a liquid, significantly reducing drag. supercede Variant spelling of supersede. supercee Faster-than-light travelling speed. supercelebrity A major celebrity; a very famous person. supercelestial Situated above the heavens. supercelestially In a supercelestial way. supercell A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes. supercellular Relating to a supercell supercentenarian A person that is at least 110 years old. supercenter A big box, especially one that is even larger than normal. supercentrifuge An extra-powerful centrifuge. supercenturial Of or pertaining to a length of time greater than a century supercerebral Very intelligent or intellectual superceremonious Very ceremonious. supercession Synonym of supersession (but see supercede § Usage notes) superchallenge A challenge that is more difficult than usual. superchannel A fibre optic channel in which multiple signals are multiplexed together superchaperone A complex of proteins that act as a chaperone supercharacter A superhero or supervillain. supercharge To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft. supercharged Equipped with a supercharger. supercharger An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle). superchat A message sent to a livestream by a viewer who has paid money to have it prominently displayed on the stream and often read aloud by the streamer. superchatter One who sends superchats. supercheap Very cheap. superchef An exceptional chef (person who cooks). superchemical Above or beyond chemistry; not explainable by chemical laws. supercherie Foul play; an attack made by deceit. superchic Very chic superchild An exceptionally gifted child superchilled Chilled to a very low temperature. superchiral (of a field) having chiral density much higher than circularly polarized light, particularly with respect to ultrasensitive detection superchivalrous Very chivalrous. superchondritic Greater than found in a typical chondrite. superchron A period of time between two geomagnetic reversals exceeding ten million years. superchub An extremely obese chub (an overweight gay man who is part of the chubby subculture). superchurch A large, well-equipped modern church, often formed by the union of several smaller churches. superciliary Of or pertaining to the supercilium or eyebrow. superciliosity superciliousness supercilious Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty. superciliously In a supercilious manner. superciliousness The state or quality of being supercilious. supercilium The region of the eyebrows. supercinema A large, luxurious cinema. supercircle A special case of a superellipse having equal semimajor and semiminor axes. supercircular Having the form of a supercircle supercise To partially circumcise. supercision Any of several forms of incision of the foreskin practised as an initiation ceremony in parts of Polynesia and the Philippines. supercitizen A citizen who is remarkable by virtue of their status or community contributions etc. supercity An extremely large city, metropolis or urban area. supercivilization A very advanced civilization that includes an interstellar presence supercivilized Highly civilized. superclade A clade that includes other clades. superclass A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses. superclassical Describing any of several extensions to classical physics that aim to replace quantum physics superclassified Of especially classified status; top secret. superclausal Relating to syntactic structure at a higher level than the clause. superclean Containing very few impurities. superclear very clear superclimbing The movement of an edge dislocation in a supersolid superclone A genetic clone engineered to have remarkably successful traits or special abilities. supercloseness The condition of being superclose supercloud A very large cloud of stellar material. superclub A very large or high-profile nightclub supercluster An extended group of clusters of galaxies. superclustering The formation of a supercluster supercoach A coach who has had great success in the past supercoalition A coalition comprising several smaller coalitions. supercock A large penis. supercode The larger code that a subcode is part of supercoherence A form of coherence (between quantum states) postulated by supersymmetry supercoherent Of or pertaining to supercoherence supercohort A taxon one rank above the taxon cohort, and inferior to a class. supercoil A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight. supercoiling The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself, which can disrupt transcription and lead to cell death. supercold Very cold; having an extreme cold. supercollaborative Involving many collaborators. supercollapsar A very large collapsar supercollider A high-energy particle accelerator. supercollimation The focusing of radiation into a finite-width beam that shows very little diffraction. supercollision A very powerful or large-scale collision. supercolonial Of or pertaining to a supercolony. supercoloniality Tendency to form supercolonies. supercolony A group of nests whose ants do not exhibit mutual aggression. supercolossal Exceedingly large. supercolossally In a supercolossal manner. supercolossus Something that is of a very large size. supercolumn A column comprising multiple subcolumns. supercolumnar Above a column. supercolumniation The putting of one order above another. supercombinator A mathematical expression which is fully bound and self-contained. It may be either a constant or a combinator where all the subexpressions are supercombinators. supercomet A giant comet. supercomfortable Very comfortable. supercommentary A commentary (series of comments or annotations) on another commentary; a subcommentary. supercommentator A writer of supercommentary. supercommercial Very commercial. supercommittee A committee consisting of multiple subcommittees. supercommon Extremely common. supercommunicator Someone who is highly effective in communicating. supercommunity A group of connected communities supercommutative Describing the algebra of supercommutators supercommuter Someone who has a very long commute, often to a different metropolitan area than the one they reside in. supercompact Very compact. supercompaction compaction of material into supercompact form supercompactness Quality of being supercompact. supercompany An especially large company with very many divisions. supercompensation A period, after exercise, during which a measured function is greater than normal. supercompetent Very permeable to foreign DNA supercompetitive Very competitive supercompetitor One who or that which competes very successfully so as to achieve dominance. supercompilation A technique, involving multiple metacompilations, that seeks to optimize a program. supercompiler A program that performs supercompilation. supercomplex A stable association of two or more complexes of biological molecules that occur separately elsewhere. supercomplicated Very complicated. supercomposite An amalgam of composites; a combination of elements that are themselves combinations. supercompress To compress to a great extent. supercompressed Extremely compressed; subject to supercompression. supercompression Extreme compression. supercompressor In a mechanical system, a subsystem which enables the system to achieve higher compression of a working fluid. supercomputation Complex and advanced computation of the kind performed by supercomputers.