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What does supercritical mean?

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  1. (physics) (of a gas) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure
  2. (physics) Having a mass sufficient to sustain a chain reaction
  3. (aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound
  4. Above some other critical value or range
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The results yield information about the structure of coal, as well as the kinetics and mechanism of supercritical thermolytic reactions.
Compress it enough at the right temperature, though, and it will also turn into an unusual state of matter known as a supercritical fluid.
Using technologies like supercritical steam cycles and combined cycles can increase efficiency to 45 per cent in steam plants.
While moving a final brick, the experimenter noticed from neutron counters that the final brick would make the assembly supercritical.
After this supercritical mass is obtained, a self-sustained chain reaction takes place and causes the atomic explosion.
This technology uses gaseous hydrocarbons in supercritical conditions to treat used oils.

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