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liquid air
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liquid air
n.
Air in its liquid state, intensely cold and bluish, obtained by cooling and compression.

liquid air
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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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Noun1.liquid air - air in a liquid state
cryogen - a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant
air - a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air"


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