单词 | liquefied natural gas |
释义 | > as lemmasliquefied natural gas 1. Transformed into a liquid state; spec. (of a solid) molten; (of a gas) made liquid by cooling or compression (now frequently in liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > converted or transformed into water > from a solid liquefied1598 the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > converted or transformed into water > from a gas liquefied1910 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > gas or types of gas > [adjective] lean1924 wet1926 liquefied1930 sweet1950 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes 108/3 Disquagliato, melted, vnthawed, liquified. 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 243/1 Which foresaye..paper balle, she muste winde in liquefyede waxe. 1731 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 252 Iron melted into a liquified Matter. 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 400 Any matter that has issued out of a volcano in a liquified state..is in general, styled a lava. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 741 Liquefied amber..separated from the oily portions which alter its consistence. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 83 After we had divided the liquefied snow..amongst us we had nothing to drink. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 137/1 Liquefied acetylene was far too dangerous for general introduction for domestic purposes. 1930 Engineering 4 July 28/2 ‘Bottled’ gas, in the form of liquefied propane and butane. 1938 Trade Marks Jrnl. 8 June 699/1 Liquefied fuel gas. 1940 Gas Age 24 Oct. 47/1 The liquefied natural gas would be stored in special insulated tanks, to be withdrawn.. and regasified when need arose. 1943 in Chambers's Techn. Dict. Suppl. 963/2 Liquefied petroleum gases. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 189/2 A huge sterile retroperitoneal hematoma of approximately 1200 ml of clots and old liquified blood was evacuated. 1989 Green Mag. Dec. 74/1 Petrol cars have had one economical unleaded option for many years—LPG or Liquified Petroleum Gas. < as lemmas |
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