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undercool

[uhn-der-kool]

verb (used with object)

  1. Chemistry.

    1. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose.

    2. to supercool.

  2. Metallurgy.to cool (molten metal) without forming crystals to a temperature below that at which crystallization normally takes place.

    Metal must be absolutely still to be undercooled.

undercool

/ ˌʌԻəˈː /

verb

  1. a less common word for supercool

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of undercool1

First recorded in 1900–05; under- + cool

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