critical opalescence

noun

Definitions

  1. the milky turbidity observed in a fluid as it is slowly cooled to just above its critical…

    the milky turbidity observed in a fluid as it is slowly cooled to just above its critical point, at which point two clear phases (gas and liquid) form

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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