liquid oxygen

noun

a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.

liquid oxygen

the clear pale blue liquid state of oxygen produced by liquefying air and allowing the nitrogen to evaporate: used in rocket fuels Also calledlox

First recorded in 1875–80

The Russians had developed a very powerful, very reliable, and relatively simple liquid oxygen/kerosene engine.

We may safely feel certain that the nostrum was not liquid oxygen.

Oxyliquit: liquid oxygen absorbed in a porous combustible material.

This liquid oxygen is then allowed to return to a gas and is stored in large gasometers or tanks.

Liquid oxygen doesn't exist above a temperature of 229 degrees below zero.

The idea of liquefying gas—of circulating a liquid oxygen in the blood—seemed impossible.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

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