liquefier

1 6.0

A machine that turns a gas into a liquid

noun
/ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪər/

Specialized

: licuador

Using a liquefier, the chef created a creamy sauce by blending fresh ingredients.

I, you, of course you want your fruit liquefier, right?

Examples

The industrial liquefier turned solid materials into a smooth liquid for processing.
In the middle is the central helium liquefier building.

Academic text (1993)
Barclay's Victoria operation is focusing on the development of commercial magnetic liquefiers for fossil fuels.

Academic text (1994)
Liquefiers built in specialized low-temperature labs were now supplemented by commercially available Collins liquefiers that opened the field to nonspecialists.

Academic text (1993)
Liquefiers built in specialized low-temperature labs were now supplemented by commercially available Collins liquefiers that opened the field to nonspecialists.

Academic text (1993)
In the lab, the liquefier was essential for converting gas into a liquid state for experiments.

Synonyms

cascade liquefier

vsliquefier

Specialized

8.5

A machine that turns gases like air or oxygen into liquid by cooling them in several stages

is the general device that turns many substances into liquid

melter

vsliquefier

4.1

A machine that heats metal or wax until it becomes liquid

is the general device that changes various materials into liquid

Compounds

cascade liquefier

Specialized

8.5

A machine that turns gases like air or oxygen into liquid by cooling them in several stages

Surface Forms

liquefier singular

liquefiers plural

Morphology

liquefier = liquefy (transparent) = liquefy + er

Productive agent/instrument nominalization formed from the verb 'liquefy' with the common suffix '-er', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Liquefier comes from the common word liquid and the parts -fy ('make') and -er ('one that does'). So a liquefier is a thing that 'makes' or turns something into a liquid.