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undercool

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un⋅der⋅cool

[uhn-der-kool]
–verb (used with object)
1. Chemistry.
a. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose.
b. to supercool.
2. Metallurgy. to cool (molten metal) without forming crystals to a temperature below that at which crystallization normally takes place: Metal must be absolutely still to be undercooled.

Origin:
1900–05; under- + cool
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un·der·cool   (ŭn'dər-kōōl')   
tr.v.   un·der·cooled, un·der·cool·ing, un·der·cools
To supercool.
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