SUPERCRITICAL FLUID


Meaning of SUPERCRITICAL FLUID in English

A fluid state that occurs when the pressure and temperature exceed the substance's critical pressure and critical temperature . Supercritical fluids fill their containers like gases but dissolve substances like liquids, which makes them very useful as solvents. Their density and other properties are intermediate between gases and liquids.

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.