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a liquid whose temperature and pressure are such that any decrease in pressure without change in temperature causes it to boil.

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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
During the height of his disenchantment, he visited his hometown where an old friend gave him some liquid acid.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How can a chilled, acidic, and bubbly liquid make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong|Kayleigh Kulp|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Slow at first, then steadily, a stream of liquid drips off the incision.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We want to be the global auction house for the new collector at lower price points and create a more liquid market.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Aristide stood gossiping until the Mayor invited him to take a place at the table and consume liquid refreshment.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Carbolic Acid … liquid … oil … sweet oil … castor oil … aperient … Epsom Salts … white … white of egg.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
His left arm, rudely bandaged in a shawl, hung heavy and useless at his side, and the bandage was saturated with blood.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
On the other hand, the rapidity with which liquid manure produces its effect must be taken into account.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson