liquid : Idioms & Phrases

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Cadet's fuming liquid

  • (Chem.), alkarsin.
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clear liquid diet

  • noun a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin); cannot be used for more than one day postoperative
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dishwashing liquid

  • noun a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
    dishwasher detergent; dishwashing detergent.
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Dutch liquid

  • (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid, C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or olefiant gas; called also Dutch oil. It is so called because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant. = ethylene chloride
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liquid air

  • noun air in a liquid state
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liquid assets

  • noun assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)
    quick assets; current assets.
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liquid bleach

  • noun a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry
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liquid body substance

  • noun the liquid parts of the body
    bodily fluid; humor; humour; body fluid.
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liquid crystal

  • noun a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids
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liquid crystal display

  • noun a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.
    LCD.
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liquid detergent

  • noun a detergent in liquid form
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liquid diet

  • noun a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery
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liquid ecstasy

  • noun street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
    Georgia home boy; grievous bodily harm; max; easy lay; scoop; goop; soap.
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Liquid glass

  • . See Soluble glass, under Glass.
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Liquid measure

  • noun a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
    liquid measure.
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  • a measure, or system of measuring, for liquids, by the gallon, quart, pint, gill, etc.
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liquid metal reactor

  • noun a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
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liquid nitrogen

  • noun nitrogen in a liquid state
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liquid oxygen

  • noun a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
    LOX.
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liquid pred

  • noun a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
    Meticorten; Orasone; prednisone; Deltasone.
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liquid soap

  • noun soap in liquid form
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liquid state

  • noun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
    liquidness; liquidity; liquid.
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liquid unit

  • noun a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
    liquid measure.
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liquid-fueled

  • adjective satellite fueled by a liquid fuel
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principle of liquid displacement

  • noun (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid
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united states liquid unit

  • noun a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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