liquid oxygen

collocation in English

meaningsofliquidandoxygen

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liquid
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪk.wɪd/us
/ˈlɪk.wɪd/
in the form of ...
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oxygen
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us
/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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(Definition ofliquidandoxygenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have no doubt that the consent was given because of the urgent wartime need for the production ofliquidoxygen.
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They were paying for the oxygen, the concentrators, the cylinders and theliquidoxygen.
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Of course the simplest explosive on this basis is ordinary carbon andliquidoxygen, and it is a very effective one.
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I did not even know thatliquidoxygenwas used in the launches or that the workers had to be chained so that static could not cause explosions.
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Certain fuel gases in liquid form, such asliquidoxygensold as fuel for rocket projects, are customarily sold by volume, that is to say, by cubic feet.
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This lost stand seems to have been built to a different design, using an innovative application of pre-stressed concrete to containliquidoxygenspills.
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This is similar to, but more severe thanliquidoxygen.
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The entire rocket contained about 680000kg t of kerosene and 1780000kg t ofliquidoxygen.
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Becauseliquidoxygencan not be stored for any great length of time these boats could not operate far from a base.
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Althoughliquidoxygenis a poor lubricant, it was adequate, since the service life of the pump was just a few hours.
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An on-line oxygen analyser controls the opening of the liquid product valve to transfer pure low-pressureliquidoxygeninto the storage tank.
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Cryogenic propellants (liquidoxygenoxidizer, and liquid hydrogen fuel) need to be continuously topped off (replace boil-off) as scheduled liftoff approaches.
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The valve is used to control flow of cryogenicliquidoxygento the engine in a high-pressure, low-temperature, high-vibration physical environment.
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The set'sliquidoxygentank must be filled immediately before use.
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The centers of mass for the liquid hydrogen andliquidoxygentanks were simulated through the use of steel ballast plates.
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The problem was traced to a leak in theliquidoxygenpreburner check valve.
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He realized to do this he would need to use high specific impulse liquid hydrogen/liquidoxygenrocket engines.
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Development of a higher thrustliquidoxygen-liquid hydrogen unit is being considered for later flights.
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The same year he ran a demonstration of a rocket engine powered with gasoline andliquidoxygen.
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