supercritical
adjective
su·per·crit·i·cal
ˌsü-pər-ˈkri-ti-kəl 
: being or having a temperature above a critical temperature
supercritical fluid
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Victor, director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation at the University of California, San Diego, refers to China's investments in nuclear power and supercritical coal combusion, and to its concerted drive to improve energy efficiency.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2011
Aiming for supercritical conditions is key to attaining power densities consistent with fossil fuels.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
This is subjected to a supercritical drying process to remove the solution – and what's left behind is a silver foam that has a thousandth of the density of normal silver.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
In that case, China might increase its exports of supercritical coal power plants, a kind of coal power plant that is cleaner than the outdated models used in many emerging economies, and claim to be financing clean energy projects that way.
—Varun Sivaram, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2016
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2011
Aiming for supercritical conditions is key to attaining power densities consistent with fossil fuels.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
This is subjected to a supercritical drying process to remove the solution – and what's left behind is a silver foam that has a thousandth of the density of normal silver.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
In that case, China might increase its exports of supercritical coal power plants, a kind of coal power plant that is cleaner than the outdated models used in many emerging economies, and claim to be financing clean energy projects that way.
—Varun Sivaram, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2016
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“Supercritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercritical. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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