ALL meanings of liquid air
liq·uid A·ïr
L l - noun liquid air 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. 1
- noun liquid air air which is in a liquid state due to being pressurised or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes. 0
- noun liquid air 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 0
- noun liquid air air brought to a liquid state by being subjected to great pressure and then cooled by its own expansion to a temperature below the boiling point of its main constituents, nitrogen and oxygen: it is used as a refrigerant 0