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Dictionary definition: upper critical temperature
A Dictionary of Biology;      332 words ...upper critical temperature ( critical thermal maximum ) The ... dies. For most animals the upper critical temperature lies in the range 30– ... see thermophilic ). Compare lower critical temperature .

Dictionary definition: lower critical temperature
A Dictionary of Biology;      374 words ...lower critical temperature The minimum body temperature that ... disruption of cells. The lower critical temperature varies greatly, depending on the ... the summer months. Compare upper critical temperature .

Article: Creeping to a critical point; probing a liquid-vapor interface in ...
Science News;  April 20, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... sample excruciatingly close to its critical temperature-the point at which its liquid ... hovered within microkelvins of its critical temperature of 289.72 kelvins, or about 16 ... to within 100 microkelvins of the critical temperature. "The outstanding performance ...

Article: One equation estimates critical temperature: a ...
Chemical Engineering;  February 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... of physical properties start with an estimate of the critical temperature. It is both the upper limit of the liquid phase and ... intercept M = molecular weight m = slope [T.sub.c] = critical temperature, K We have done the data search and condensed a multitude ...

Article: Oregon Inventor Develops Reusable, Resettable, Critical ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 27, 2008 ;     518 words ... ... 27 -- Robert Parker of Bend, Ore., has developed a critical temperature indicator. According to the abstract released by the ... the food with a solid cylinder that will melt at some critical temperature allowing the low density float to rise to the top of ...

Article: Human bone tissue center demands critical ...
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;  August 13, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Human bone tissue center demands critical temperature control service TAMPA, Fla. -- Preparation of cadaver bone and tissue for human transplant demands critical temperature control and a sterile environment to assure the safest possible graft ...

Dictionary definition: critical temperature
A Dictionary of Physics;      245 words ...critical temperature 1. The temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied by an increase of pressure. See also critical state . 2. See transition point .