state of matter
distinct forms that different phases of matter take on
degenerate matter
collection of free, non-interacting particles with a pressure and other physical characteristics determined by quantum mechanical effects
supercooling
lowering the temperature of a liquid or gas below freezing without it becoming a solid
solid
solid matter; matter which does not deform easily under pressure
water vapor
gaseous phase of water; unlike other forms of water, water vapor is invisible
crystallinity
the degree of structural order in a solid
melting range
state of the matter, partially solid and partially liquid
superheating
physical phenomenon
supercritical fluid
state of matter
liquid water
form of water
magnetic ordering
pattern of electron spins that give a bulk material a distinctive response to applied magnetic fields
condensed matter
matter in the solid or liquid states, with relatively high density and strong intermolecular interactions