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Found 2 hits - Term: superheated, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
superheated \su"perheat`ed\
   heated to a temperature above the boiling point at the
   ambient pressure; -- said of liquids. in such an unstable
   condition, a small disturbance of the liquid can cause a
   rapid and sometimes violent ebullition of vapor.
   pjc

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
superheat \su`perheat"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. superheated; p.
   pr.  vb. n. superheating.
   1. to heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.
      1913 webster

   2. steam engine to heat, as steam, apart from contact with
      water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
      1913 webster

   3. to heat a liquid above its boiling point without
      converting it into vapor.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
superheated superheating 

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