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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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Air Liquide America has integrated its two United States operations, Liquid Air and Big Three Industries.
Bermel, Countryside, Illinois, both of Liquid Air Corp.
Liquid nitrogen, essentially liquid air, is cheap, easy to obtain, a much better coolant than helium and needs cooling to only 77 K, a much easier refrigeration technology.
 
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