superheated
Beyond boiling point
Superheated describes steam or vapor heated beyond its boiling point without changing state, used in industrial processes and power generation.
The term extends to anything heated to extreme temperatures: superheated metal.
Figuratively, it describes situations or emotions at dangerously high intensity: superheated rhetoric, a superheated real estate market.
Extremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- burnsHeat-caused tissue damage
heatstroke · cauterizing · geyser · hydrothermal · volcanic · magma · molten · incandescent
Heated water's gaseous form
- vaporGaseous form of liquid
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
saturated · condensation · evaporation · pressure · temperature · throttling · feedwater · blowdown
scalding
Extremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
burns · heatstroke · cauterizing · geyser · hydrothermal · volcanic · magma · molten · incandescent · white-hot
steam
Heated water's gaseous form
enthalpy · saturated · condensation · evaporation · pressure · temperature · throttling · feedwater · blowdown
ionized
Converted to charged particles
- tokamakPlasma confinement device
- fusionJoining into unity
- thermonuclearInvolving nuclear fusion heat
corona · stellar · aurora · electromagnetic · flux · arc · lightning · discharge · cathode · anode
extreme
Furthest from moderate
explosive · frenzied · overwrought · fevered · manic · hysterical · inflated · bubble · mania · frenzy
- physical statessolid, liquid, gas, plasma, gaseous
- steam locomotivessteam engines, steam engine, boiler, firebox, steam trains
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
superheatedsupercooled
Chilled past freezing, still liquid
cryogenic · refrigerated · unheated · cooled · chilled
- superheated steamVapor heated above saturation
- superheated waterWater exceeding 100°C, unpressurized