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Supercritical fluid
A fluid state that occurs when the pressure and temperature exceed the substance's critical pressure and critical temperature . Supercritical fluids fill their containers like gases but dissolve substances like liquids, which makes them very useful as solvents. Their density and other properties are intermediate between gases and liquids.
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