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Liquid Oxygen

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Noun

1. liquid oxygen, lox

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Liquid Oxygen

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

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Liquid Oxygen

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the light-bluish liquid form of oxygen produced by fractionation of liquid air and used as an oxidizer in liquid-fueled rockets: oxygen is often stored in this form, which boils at -183°C

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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