liquefaction
the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
the state of being liquefied.
Origin of liquefaction
1Other words from liquefaction
- liq·ue·fac·tive, adjective
Words that may be confused with liquefaction
- evanescence, evaporation, liquefaction , melting, thawing, transpiration, vaporization
Words Nearby liquefaction
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How to use liquefaction in a sentence
It was then trucked to a liquefaction facility in the port of Hastings, where it was cooled to -253°C, liquifying it to less than 800 times its gaseous volume.
Australia Just Exported Its First Batch of Fuel That Doesn't Emit CO2. There's Just One Catch | Amy Gunia | January 28, 2022 | TimeThey have examples to back up their argument, mostly from facilities that handled petroleum products similar to those used in natural gas liquefaction plants.
Engineers raise alarms over the risk of major explosions at LNG plants | Will Englund | June 3, 2021 | Washington PostNext up, in the Mother of All Disasters trifecta, another deadly piece of jargon: liquefaction.
Hurricane Sandy Will Be Dwarfed by an Earthquake | Winston Ross | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe liquefaction of a martyrs blood may still be witnessed by the faithful on the anniversary of St. Januarius at Naples.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowGore found that aluminium was dissolved and that sodium and potassium were attacked by the gas, even before its liquefaction.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
He then also first stated that, above certain temperatures, liquefaction of vapors was impossible, however great the pressure.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonDo you observe the uniform distribution of the growth and the absence of any sign of liquefaction in the medium?
The Blue Germ | Martin SwayneThe presence of condensation water at the bottom of the tube must not be confounded with liquefaction of the medium.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry Eyre
Scientific definitions for liquefaction
[ lĭk′wə-făk′shən ]
Chemistry The act or process of turning a gas into a liquid. Liquefaction is usually achieved by compression of vapors (provided the temperature of the gas is below the critical temperature), by refrigeration, or by adiabatic expansion.
Geology The process by which sediment that is very wet starts to behave like a liquid. Liquefaction occurs because of the increased pore pressure and reduced effective stress between solid particles generated by the presence of liquid. It is often caused by severe shaking, especially that associated with earthquakes.
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