Definition of «supercooled water»

"Supercooled water" is water that remains in a liquid state even when its temperature drops below its usual freezing point.

Sentences with «supercooled water»

  • In the absence of any ice nuclei, the freezing of supercooled water droplets of a few micrometres in radius, in a process called homogeneous ice nucleation, requires temperatures at or lower than − 39 °C (− 38 °F). (britannica.com)
  • Wergin and Erbe have used their low - temperature scanning electron microscope to infer what happens when falling ice crystals run into fogs of supercooled water droplets on their way down, a common occurrence. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Wang wrote the article, «Liquid — liquid transition in supercooled water suggested by microsecond simulations.» (sciencedaily.com)
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