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Definition of liquid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

liquid

noun
 
 
/ˈlɪkwɪd/
 
/ˈlɪkwɪd/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil
    • She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink.
    • restrictions on passengers carrying liquids in their hand luggage
    • a flammable liquid
    • the transition from liquid to vapour
    see also e-liquid, washing-up liquid
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    • Drain the octopus and reserve the cooking liquid.
    • Empty the liquid into a large bowl.
    • Reduce the liquid by boiling for two minutes.
    • Strain the fruit through a sieve, discarding the liquid.
    • The cold liquid trickled down her face.
    • A car was set ablaze after a bottle containing a flammable liquid and a lighted rag was thrown at it.
    Topics Cooking and eatingb1, Physics and chemistryb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thick
    • viscous
    • thin
    • …
    … of liquid
    • drop
    • pool
    • puddle
    • …
    verb + liquid
    • empty
    • pour
    • spill
    • …
    liquid + verb
    • drip
    • flow
    • ooze
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin liquidus, from liquere ‘be liquid’.
See liquid in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee liquid in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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