GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Superheat (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superheated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superheating.]
   1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, “to superheat an oven”.
   
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   2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
   
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   3. To heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without converting it into vapor.
   
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2.       
   Superheated heated to a temperature above the boiling point at the ambient pressure; -- said of liquids.  In such an unstable condition, a small disturbance of the liquid can cause a rapid and sometimes violent ebullition of vapor.
   
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