verflüssigter

Verflüssigter is a German attributive participial adjective formed from the verb verflüssigen, which means to liquefy. It denotes that a substance has undergone liquefaction or exists in a liquefied state. In technical, scientific, and industrial language, verflüssigter is used to describe materials after the process of liquefaction, for example verflüssigter Stoff, verflüssigtes Gas or verflüssigter Sauerstoff.

In usage, verflüssigter is most common in contexts involving gases that are stored or transported in liquid form. A typical expression is verflüssigtes Erdgas, i.e., liquefied natural gas (LNG). The form verflüssigter is the masculine singular attributive ending; corresponding inflected forms exist to match nouns of different genders and numbers (verflüssigtes Gas, verflüssigter Stickstoff, verflüssigte Substanz, etc.).

Etymologically, verflüssigen is built from ver- (a prefix with various meanings) plus flüssig (liquid) and the verb ending -en. The past participle verflüssigt functions as an adjective; when used attributively, it is declined to verflüssigter/verflüssigte/verflüssigtes, in accordance with the noun it modifies. The related noun Verflüssigung refers to the act or process of liquefaction.

See also: Liquefaction, Verflüssigung, Flüssiggas, LNG.