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• Liquid Air — was the brand name of an unusual automobile produced by a joint American/English concern between 1899 and 1902. The first factory opened in Boston, Massachusetts in 1899, and its owners claimed that they could construct a car that would run a… …   Wikipedia

• Liquid air — Liq uid air (Physics) A transparent limpid liquid, slightly blue in color, consisting of a mixture of liquefied oxygen and nitrogen. It is prepared by subjecting air to great pressure and then cooling it by its own expansion to a temperature… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• liquid air — n. 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 …   English World dictionary

• liquid air — air liquefied by great pressure; on evaporation it produces intense cold. Liquid air has been used to produce local anesthesia, to treat neuralgia and herpes zoster, and as a source of oxygen for medical use …   Medical dictionary

• Liquid air — For the automobile, see Liquid Air. Liquid air is air that has been cooled to very low temperatures so that it has condensed to a liquid. It must be kept in a Dewar flask at room temperature. Liquid air can absorb heat rapidly and revert to its… …   Wikipedia

• Liquid Air (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Liquid Air EP Type = EP Longtype = Artist = Air Liquide Released = 1992 Recorded = Genre = Electronic Length = Label = Blue Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = Neue Frankfurter Elektronik Schule (1991) This album =… …   Wikipedia

• liquid air — skystasis oras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. liquid air vok. flüssige Luft, f rus. жидкий воздух, m pranc. air liquide, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• liquid air — Air that has been liquefied by cooling it below the freezing point of both oxygen and nitrogen. Its boiling point is approximately −195°C (−319°F). It is slightly bluish and transparent in appearance …   Aviation dictionary

• liquid air — /lɪkwəd ˈɛə/ (say likwuhd air) noun air in its liquid state, an intensely cold, transparent substance …   Australian English dictionary

• 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. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

• liquid air — noun 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 …   Wiktionary