liquid oxygen


noun
  1. a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.

Origin of liquid oxygen

1
First recorded in 1875–80
  • Also called lox, LOX

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British Dictionary definitions for liquid oxygen

liquid oxygen

noun
  1. the clear pale blue liquid state of oxygen produced by liquefying air and allowing the nitrogen to evaporate: used in rocket fuels: Also called: lox

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