Word: supercritical
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: su
per
crit
i
cal
Definition: Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
Morphemes:
Affix: super-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: supersymmetry; a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces
Etymology Compounds: Affix: super-
Language: la
Decoded: super-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: super-; over, above
Affix: critical
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κριτικός
Language: grc
Decoded: kritikos
Meaning: of or for judging, able to discern