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Verb: supercool  ,soo-pu(r)'kool
  1. (physics) cool a material below its transition temperature without that transition occurring, e.g. cool a liquid to below its freezing point so that it remains liquid
    "The degree of supercool is continuously changing"

Derived forms: supercooled, supercooling, supercools

Encyclopedia: Supercool

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