Definition of "supercooled" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of supercool. (verb)
• Cooled below the transition temperature without the transition occurring (adjective)

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• "When ice forms in supercooled water, ice growth is rapid and the osmotic stresses that the cells face is severe."
• "Glaze is, therefore, like a solid solution and is sometimes called a supercooled liquid."
• "The culprit is liquid water in various forms, either freezing or "supercooled" - actually below the freezing point but still liquid."