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Noun: liquid oxygen
  1. A bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
    "Liquid oxygen is essential for space rocket launches";
    - LOX

Type of: atomic number 8, O, oxygen

Encyclopedia: Liquid oxygen