liquid

liquid definition - medical

liq·uid (lĭkˈwĭd)

noun
  1. The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.
  2. Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.
adjective
  1. Of or being a liquid.
  2. Having been liquefied, especially melted by heating or condensed by cooling.
  3. Flowing readily; fluid.

Related Forms:

  • liqˈuid·ly adverb

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.