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liquid oxygen
noun
- 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.
liquid oxygen
noun
- the clear pale blue liquid state of oxygen produced by liquefying air and allowing the nitrogen to evaporate: used in rocket fuels Also calledlox
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Word History and Origins
Origin of liquid oxygen1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
The Russians had developed a very powerful, very reliable, and relatively simple liquid oxygen/kerosene engine.
From The Daily Beast
We may safely feel certain that the nostrum was not liquid oxygen.
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Oxyliquit: liquid oxygen absorbed in a porous combustible material.
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This liquid oxygen is then allowed to return to a gas and is stored in large gasometers or tanks.
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Liquid oxygen doesn't exist above a temperature of 229 degrees below zero.
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The idea of liquefying gas—of circulating a liquid oxygen in the blood—seemed impossible.
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