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liquid air

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noun

a pale blue, intensely cold liquid, obtained by the compression and cooling of air: used as a source of oxygen, nitrogen, and inert gases, and as a refrigerant.

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Nearby words

liquefy, liquesce, liquescent, liqueur, liquid, liquid air, liquid asset, liquid compass, liquid crystal, liquid ecstasy, liquid fire

Origin of liquid air

First recorded in 1895–1900
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for liquid air

  • Beatrice had fallen back upon her airy tone, which was her strongest weapon of defense—unless one except her liquid-air smile.

    Her Prairie Knight|B.M. Sinclair, AKA B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for liquid air

liquid air

noun

air that has been liquefied by cooling. It is a pale blue and consists mainly of liquid oxygen (boiling pt: –182.9°C) and liquid nitrogen (boiling pt: –195.7°C): used in the production of pure oxygen, nitrogen, and the inert gases, and as a refrigerant
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