liquefaction
noun
liq·ue·fac·tion ˌli-kwə-ˈfak-shən 
1
: the process of making or becoming liquid
2
: the state of being liquid
3
: conversion of soil into a fluidlike mass during an earthquake or other seismic event
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Of course, investments in new oil and gas wells, gas liquefaction plants, export terminals, pipelines and storage tanks today will do little or nothing to address prices or volumes over the next one or two years. 
Allan Marks, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 On the margins, natural gas pricing could also move based on when Freeport LNG, a liquefaction terminal that shut down after a fire in early June, comes back online. Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 There’s also the potential for methane to escape at the liquefaction facilities themselves. New York Times, 6 July 2022 Ships and tankers loaded with coal and oil can be redirected, while the ability to resell natural gas is constrained by liquefaction terminals, which are sparse in Russia and take years to build. Steve Cicala, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Last Wednesday, Israel agreed to pipe billions of dollars’ worth of natural gas to Europe via Egyptian liquefaction facilities, as Russia halts supplies and the continent scrambles to refill dwindling stockpiles. Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 The first of four natural gas liquefaction units on site started up for the first time in 2019, while two others started up in early 2020. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 8 June 2022 Modular natural gas liquefaction units are built in a shipyard and installed on repurposed offshore oil platforms. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Now, though, European Union sanctions that prohibit the sale of gas liquefaction equipment to Russia have thrown the giant complex into doubt. New York Times, 18 May 2022 See More
Allan Marks, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 On the margins, natural gas pricing could also move based on when Freeport LNG, a liquefaction terminal that shut down after a fire in early June, comes back online. Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 There’s also the potential for methane to escape at the liquefaction facilities themselves. New York Times, 6 July 2022 Ships and tankers loaded with coal and oil can be redirected, while the ability to resell natural gas is constrained by liquefaction terminals, which are sparse in Russia and take years to build. Steve Cicala, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Last Wednesday, Israel agreed to pipe billions of dollars’ worth of natural gas to Europe via Egyptian liquefaction facilities, as Russia halts supplies and the continent scrambles to refill dwindling stockpiles. Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 The first of four natural gas liquefaction units on site started up for the first time in 2019, while two others started up in early 2020. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 8 June 2022 Modular natural gas liquefaction units are built in a shipyard and installed on repurposed offshore oil platforms. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Now, though, European Union sanctions that prohibit the sale of gas liquefaction equipment to Russia have thrown the giant complex into doubt. New York Times, 18 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin liquefaction-, liquefactio, from Latin liquefacere, from liquēre to be fluid + facere to make — more at do
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
liquefaction
noun
liq·ue·fac·tion ˌlik-wə-ˈfak-shən
1
: the process of making or becoming liquid
2
: the state of being liquid