liquid : Idioms & Phrases
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- Cadet's fuming liquid
- clear liquid diet
- dishwashing liquid
- Dutch liquid
- liquid air
- liquid assets
- liquid bleach
- liquid body substance
- liquid crystal
- liquid crystal display
- liquid detergent
- liquid diet
- liquid ecstasy
- Liquid glass
- Liquid measure
- liquid metal reactor
- liquid nitrogen
- liquid oxygen
- liquid pred
- liquid soap
- liquid state
- liquid unit
- liquid-fueled
- principle of liquid displacement
- united states liquid unit
Cadet's fuming liquid
(Chem.) , alkarsin.
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clear liquid diet
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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
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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 alsoDutch oil . It is so called because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four Hollandish chemists. SeeEthylene , andOlefiant .= ethylene chloride
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liquid air
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noun air in a liquid state
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liquid assets
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noun assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)
quick assets; current assets.
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liquid bleach
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noun a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry
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liquid body substance
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noun the liquid parts of the body
bodily fluid; humor; humour; body fluid.
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liquid crystal
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noun a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids
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liquid crystal display
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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
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noun a detergent in liquid form
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liquid diet
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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
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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 , underGlass .
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Liquid measure
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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
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noun a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
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liquid nitrogen
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noun nitrogen in a liquid state
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liquid oxygen
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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
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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
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noun soap in liquid form
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liquid state
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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
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noun a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
liquid measure.
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liquid-fueled
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adjective satellite fueled by a liquid fuel
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principle of liquid displacement
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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
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noun a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System