Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun liquid_nitrogen

1 sense of liquid nitrogen

Sense 1
liquid nitrogen -- (nitrogen in a liquid state)
       => nitrogen, N, atomic number 7 -- (a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues)
       => cryogen -- (a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant)