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Liquid

/lˈɪkwəd/
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(noun) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

The hair-dressing liquid gave off a strong smell.
The liquid gave off a strong smell.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Water is a ____ at room temperature, but it will turn into a solid if the temperature drops below zero.

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