Â© 2012 LiveScience.com. All rights reserved. Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem involving alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex, experts contend in a new definition of addiction, one that is not solely related to problematic substance abuse.he disease creates distortions in thinking, feelings and perceptions, which drive people to behave in ways that are not understandable to others around them, Hajela said in a statement. Simply put, addiction is not a choice. Addictive behaviors are a manifestation of the disease, not a cause..
The upper critical solution temperature (UCST) or upper consolute temperature is the critical temperature above which the components of a mixture are miscible in all proportions. solid state example is the palladium-hydrogen system which has a solid solution phase (H 2 in Pd) in equilibrium with a hydride phase (PdH n) below the UCST at 300 Â°C. Above this temperature there is a single solid solution phase.
1. the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere on the liquid, equal to 212Â°F (100Â°C) for water at sea level. Abbr.: b.p. 2. the point beyond which one becomes visibly angry, outraged, or the like. 3. the point at which matters reach a crisis.