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supercritical

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
Proto-Indo-European *krey-
Proto-Indo-European *-n-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti
Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō
Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō)
Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)
Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor.
Latin criticus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English critical
English supercritical

    From super- + critical.

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    supercritical (comparative more supercritical, superlative most supercritical)

    1. (physics) Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range.
      1. (physics, of a fluid) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
      2. (physics, of a fissile material) Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
      3. (aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound.

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