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liquefaction

liquefaction

1 7.5
To change a solid or gas into a liquid
  • noun
  • /ˌlɪkwəˈfækʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : liquefacción
  • They invested in expensive LNG liquefaction facilities and pipeline projects.
  • gas liquefaction
  • liquefaction facility

Examples

  • About 30% of the hydrogen energy is required for the liquefaction process (Peschka 1992, Trainer 1995).

    Academic text (2002)

  • Gas is difficult to transport, requiring expensive liquefaction, pipelines, or both.

    Academic text (1996)

  • An even more critical question is whether gas fields and liquefaction plants will be developed to supply the regasification terminals.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The liquefaction of hydrogen requires significant energy inputs because the hydrogen must be cooled to about -253°C and pressurized.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Asia has over 60 LNG regasification facilities planned or in operation, and significant investments have been made in liquefaction terminals in Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Hydroelectric power and environmentally friendly uses of coal, including liquefaction and clean-coal technology, will be significant in China with its trillion-ton coal reserves, which currently provide three-quarters of the country's energy.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The liquefaction of the ice allowed the researchers to extract the trapped gases.

  • During the experiment, they observed the liquefaction of the solid compound into a viscous liquid.

  • The process of liquefaction can be essential in converting natural gas into a liquid state for easier transport.

Synonyms

liquation
vsliquefaction
  • Specialized
9.9

Turning a solid into a liquid by melting

includes conversion from solid or gas into liquid rather than just melting

Antonyms

to solidify
55 4.4

To change from a liquid or gas into a hard state as it cools

How Liquid

liquefaction
  • Specialized
1 7.5
melting
72 1.1
thawing
5 2.9
condensation
  • Specialized
12 3.1

Surface Forms

liquefaction singular
liquefactions plural

Morphology

liquefaction = liquefy (transparent) = liquid + fy + ation

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ation' to the verb 'liquefy'; the meaning 'process of making liquid' follows directly.

Etymology

The word liquefaction comes from the same root as liquid and liquefy, and it literally means 'to make liquid'. So when engineers talk about liquefaction of natural gas or ice, they mean the process of changing something into a liquid.