Phrase guide

liquid nitrogen

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Nitrogen that has been cooled to the liquid state; used in cryogenics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

nitrogen in a liquid state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: nitrogen, N, atomic number 7, cryogen

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 液氮 (yèdàn) — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Dutch: vloeibare stikstof — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Finnish: nestemäinen typpi — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Finnish: nestetyppi — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • French: azote liquide — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • German: Flüssigstickstoff — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Italian: azoto liquido — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Japanese: 液体窒素 (ekitai chisso) — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Mongolian: шингэн азот (šingen azot) — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Polish: ciekły azot — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Romanian: azot lichid — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Romanian: nitrogen lichid — nitrogen in the liquid state
  • Russian: жи́дкий азо́т (žídkij azót) — nitrogen in the liquid state