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Nov 30, 2009
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su•per•flu•id



Pronunciation: (sOO"pur-flOO'id), [key] Physics.

n.
a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.

adj.
of or pertaining to a superfluid.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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