supercritical fluid

noun

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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Meanings

nounsupercritical fluid (plural supercritical fluids)

plural supercritical fluids

  1. natural sciencesA 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.

Translations

French fluide supercritique
  • fluide supercritiquesubstance
Persian سیال فوق بحرانی, شاره ابَربحرانی
  • سیال فوق بحرانیsubstance
  • شاره ابَربحرانیsubstance
Swedish superkritisk vätska
  • superkritisk vätskasubstance
Turkish süperkritik akışkan
  • süperkritik akışkansubstance
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APA

supercritical fluid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercritical%20fluid

MLA

“supercritical fluid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercritical%20fluid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercritical fluid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercritical%20fluid.

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