high-pressure chemistry
high-pressure chemistry
[′hī ¦presh·ər ′kem·ə·strē] (physical chemistry)
The study of chemical reactions and phenomena that occur at pressures exceeding 10,000 bars (a bar is nearly equivalent to a kilogram per square centimeter), mainly concerned with the properties of the solid state.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.