supercool
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su·per·cool
(so͞o′pər-ko͞ol′)v. su·per·cooled, su·per·cool·ing, su·per·cools
v.tr.
To cool (a substance) below a phase-transition temperature without the transition occurring; for example, to cool a gas below the boiling point without condensation or to cool a liquid below the freezing point without solidification.
v.intr.
To become supercooled.
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supercool
(ˌsuːpəˈkuːl)vb
(Chemistry) chem to cool or be cooled without freezing or crystallization to a temperature below that at which freezing or crystallization should occur. Supercooled liquids are not in equilibrium
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su•per•cool
(ˌsu pərˈkul)v.t.
1. to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
v.i. 2. to become supercooled.
[1905–10]
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supercool
Past participle: supercooled
Gerund: supercooling
| Imperative |
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| supercool |
| supercool |
| Present |
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| I supercool |
| you supercool |
| he/she/it supercools |
| we supercool |
| you supercool |
| they supercool |
| Preterite |
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| I supercooled |
| you supercooled |
| he/she/it supercooled |
| we supercooled |
| you supercooled |
| they supercooled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am supercooling |
| you are supercooling |
| he/she/it is supercooling |
| we are supercooling |
| you are supercooling |
| they are supercooling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have supercooled |
| you have supercooled |
| he/she/it has supercooled |
| we have supercooled |
| you have supercooled |
| they have supercooled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was supercooling |
| you were supercooling |
| he/she/it was supercooling |
| we were supercooling |
| you were supercooling |
| they were supercooling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had supercooled |
| you had supercooled |
| he/she/it had supercooled |
| we had supercooled |
| you had supercooled |
| they had supercooled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will supercool |
| you will supercool |
| he/she/it will supercool |
| we will supercool |
| you will supercool |
| they will supercool |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have supercooled |
| you will have supercooled |
| he/she/it will have supercooled |
| we will have supercooled |
| you will have supercooled |
| they will have supercooled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be supercooling |
| you will be supercooling |
| he/she/it will be supercooling |
| we will be supercooling |
| you will be supercooling |
| they will be supercooling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been supercooling |
| you have been supercooling |
| he/she/it has been supercooling |
| we have been supercooling |
| you have been supercooling |
| they have been supercooling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been supercooling |
| you will have been supercooling |
| he/she/it will have been supercooling |
| we will have been supercooling |
| you will have been supercooling |
| they will have been supercooling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been supercooling |
| you had been supercooling |
| he/she/it had been supercooling |
| we had been supercooling |
| you had been supercooling |
| they had been supercooling |
| Conditional |
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| I would supercool |
| you would supercool |
| he/she/it would supercool |
| we would supercool |
| you would supercool |
| they would supercool |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have supercooled |
| you would have supercooled |
| he/she/it would have supercooled |
| we would have supercooled |
| you would have supercooled |
| they would have supercooled |
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