Supercooling/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• State of matter [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Liquid [r]: One of the major states of matter (i.e., gas, liquid, solid, and plasma). ^[e]
• Solid [r]: The state in which matter maintains a fixed volume and shape (is neither a gas nor a liquid). ^[e]
• Melting point [r]: The temperature at which a solid starts to melt, i.e. to turn into a liquid. ^[e]
• Freezing point [r]: Add brief definition or description

Subtopics

• Freeze avoidance [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Phase transition [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Freezing [r]: The removal of heat from a liquid until it crystalizes. ^[e]
• Glass transition temperature [r]: The temperature at which a glass-forming liquid transforms into a glass, which usually occurs upon rapid cooling. ^[e]
• Nucleation [r]: The extremely localized budding of a distinct thermodynamic phase. ^[e]
• Homogeneous nucleation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Heterogeneous nucleation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Vitrification [r]: A process of converting a material into a glass-like amorphous solid that is free from any crystalline structure, either by the quick removal or addition of heat, or by mixing with an additive. ^[e]
• Cryobiology [r]: The study of living organisms, organs, biological tissues or biological cells at low temperatures. ^[e]
• Cryoprotectant [r]: A substance that protects biological tissue from freezing damage. ^[e]
• Cold hardiness [r]: The ability of an organism to survive temperatures below the melting point of water, i.e. at 0°C or less (at sea level). ^[e]
• Freeze tolerance [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Liquid crystal [r]: Add brief definition or description