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单词 supercool
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Definition of supercool in English:

supercool

verb ˈsuːpəkuːl
[with object]Chemistry
  • 1Cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without solidification or crystallization.

    the melt usually has to be supercooled by about 5 to 20 kelvins
    the solvent is cooled slowly with continuous stirring to minimize supercooling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We observed that in the spinning rotor water could be supercooled by several degrees below the freezing point.
    • As water passes through the tube, tiny amounts of glass - itself a supercooled liquid - ‘dissolve’ into the water.
    • Only four ship terminals capable of handling imports of supercooled liquid natural gas exist in the U.S., and they're at full capacity.
    • The crystallization experiments were performed from 20°C to - 80°C since water molecules in confined spaces and/or adjacent to surfaces can be supercooled to very low temperatures.
    • Other common supercooled liquids are ordinary glass and asphalt.
    1. 1.1Biology no object (of a living organism) survive body temperatures below the freezing point of water.
      the ability of these insects to supercool can be seriously affected by bacteria
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Strategies that allow plants to survive freezing temperatures have been placed into two major categories: those plants that exhibit deep supercooling characteristics and those that exhibit extracellular freezing.
      • Hatchling painted turtles commonly overwinter within their natal nests and survive exposure to temperatures as low as - 12 [degrees] C by supercooling.
      • Incidental observations made during the course of this investigation suggested that hatchling C. picta can survive supercooling to at least - 15 [degrees] C.
      • These plants exhibited reduced supercooling capacity, which caused them to freeze at warmer subzero temperatures compared to the controls.
      • The differences in supercooling capacities were attributed to interpopulational variation in cold hardiness, as putatively manifested by the presence of an ‘endogenous nucleator,’ in the Illinois turtles.
adjective ˈsuːpəkuːl
informal
  • Extremely attractive, impressive, or calm.

    the supercool tracks in this collection
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I loved the laid-back, but still supercool environment.
    • Create an ice pyramid of shots or just serve up some supercool toasting glasses.
    • So if your record collection is going to be the supercool soundtrack to your life that you need it to be, somebody - SOMEBODY - has to have considered that fact before they made it.
    • In the late 1940s, D' Amato bought a struggling Atlantic City restaurant with a backroom gambling operation, the 500 Club, and turned it into ‘ground zero for the supercool lifestyle.’
    • Or ‘Here's a movie that both academics bundled in film theories and teenagers on hot dates will find supercool.’
    • She's supercool and super-beautiful but she's super-street too.
    • A truism these days among Internet angels and venture capitalists holds that a stellar management team is worth more than a supercool business plan.
 
 

Definition of supercool in US English:

supercool

verbˌsupərˈkulˌso͞opərˈko͞ol
[with object]Chemistry
  • 1Cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without solidification or crystallization.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We observed that in the spinning rotor water could be supercooled by several degrees below the freezing point.
    • Other common supercooled liquids are ordinary glass and asphalt.
    • The crystallization experiments were performed from 20°C to - 80°C since water molecules in confined spaces and/or adjacent to surfaces can be supercooled to very low temperatures.
    • As water passes through the tube, tiny amounts of glass - itself a supercooled liquid - ‘dissolve’ into the water.
    • Only four ship terminals capable of handling imports of supercooled liquid natural gas exist in the U.S., and they're at full capacity.
    1. 1.1Biology no object (of a living organism) survive body temperatures below the freezing point of water.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These plants exhibited reduced supercooling capacity, which caused them to freeze at warmer subzero temperatures compared to the controls.
      • Hatchling painted turtles commonly overwinter within their natal nests and survive exposure to temperatures as low as - 12 [degrees] C by supercooling.
      • Strategies that allow plants to survive freezing temperatures have been placed into two major categories: those plants that exhibit deep supercooling characteristics and those that exhibit extracellular freezing.
      • The differences in supercooling capacities were attributed to interpopulational variation in cold hardiness, as putatively manifested by the presence of an ‘endogenous nucleator,’ in the Illinois turtles.
      • Incidental observations made during the course of this investigation suggested that hatchling C. picta can survive supercooling to at least - 15 [degrees] C.
adjectiveˌsupərˈkulˌso͞opərˈko͞ol
informal
  • Extremely attractive, impressive, or calm.

    the supercool tracks in this collection
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A truism these days among Internet angels and venture capitalists holds that a stellar management team is worth more than a supercool business plan.
    • Or ‘Here's a movie that both academics bundled in film theories and teenagers on hot dates will find supercool.’
    • I loved the laid-back, but still supercool environment.
    • In the late 1940s, D' Amato bought a struggling Atlantic City restaurant with a backroom gambling operation, the 500 Club, and turned it into ‘ground zero for the supercool lifestyle.’
    • So if your record collection is going to be the supercool soundtrack to your life that you need it to be, somebody - SOMEBODY - has to have considered that fact before they made it.
    • Create an ice pyramid of shots or just serve up some supercool toasting glasses.
    • She's supercool and super-beautiful but she's super-street too.
 
 
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