Title: subcooled
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - subcooled
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15075
Status: current

Definition
Term applied to a substance that is a liquid at a temperature lower than the saturation temperature for the existing pressure.

Note
Sometimes such a substance is described as a "compressed" liquid since the existing pressure is greater than the saturation pressure for the given temperature.

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 951 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

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Citation: Citation: 'subcooled' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15075
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