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supercooling

The process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it becoming solid. Water, for example, can remain liquid down to -48°C if it lacks nucleation points—impurities or crystals—around which a solid structure can form. The transition from a supercooled state to a solid one is often rapid, releasing latent heat. It is a key factor in many proposed explanations of the [[Mpemba effect|mpemba-effect]].

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