fluid

a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another

the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter

the product of percolation

(Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

any liquid suitable for drinking

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants

the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate

any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

a water solution of ammonia

a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point

a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars

a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

a thick viscous liquid

a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process

a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites

(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless

a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table

a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

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

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels

colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel

a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine

a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air

a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare

a highly poisonous brown gas (NO2)

a poisonous red-brown gas (NO)

the gas leaving a generator during a blow period

any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers

a colorless toxic gas with a pungent almond odor; has been used in chemical warfare

gases ejected from an engine as waste products

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant

a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

a gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke

a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation

hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal

a hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces

something that is inhaled

a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel

a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)

a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare

a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide

a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare

a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis

a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth

foul-smelling gas that forms in sewers

the product of vaporization of a solid

a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain

a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood

a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation

a liquid that is instilled drop by drop

a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids

liquid that is spilled

a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis