superconductive

adjective

su·​per·​con·​duc·​tive ˌsü-pər-kən-ˈdək-tiv How to pronounce superconductive (audio)
: having no electrical resistance : exhibiting superconductivity
… superconductive materials could be used to build superpowerful magnets, highly efficient electric motors and loss-free electric transmission lines, if only it were economical to do so.—Predicasts Technology Update

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So now, after Kamerlingh Onnes’ initial discovery of mercury’s superconductive properties, where did the research go? — Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024 Under these conditions, the superconductive nature flows into the barrier, synchronizing their behavior. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025 In each device, a 40-nanometer-wide niobium titanium nitride wire was cooled to about 2 kelvins (about –271 °C), rendering the wire superconductive. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024 Since 2015 scientists have measured room-temperature superconductive behavior in hydrogen-rich materials called hydrides. — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2023 But in 1986, German and Swiss physicists found materials that could be superconductive at temperatures high enough to be cooled by liquid nitrogen, a relatively cheap way of lowering an object’s temperature. — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023 The millimeter-sized sample reportedly demonstrated superconductive capabilities by allowing electricity to pass through it nearly unimpeded at around 85 degrees Fahrenheit and at ambient air pressure. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023 This might look like manufacturing specialized materials at scale, building new quantum foundries, expanding the talent pipeline, advancing cooling technology, and mass-producing cryogenic equipment and materials with superconductive properties. — Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of superconductive was in 1913

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“Superconductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superconductive. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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