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critical point

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

The specific temperature and pressure at which the liquid and gas phases of a substance become indistinguishable from one another.

"Beyond its critical point, carbon dioxide exists as a single phase that behaves partly like a liquid and partly like a gas."

Beyond the critical point, a substance is often called a supercritical fluid, useful in processes like decaffeinating coffee.