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state of matter > liquid state

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liquid state  

Definition

  • A state of matter intermediate between that of crystalline substances and gases in which a substance has the capacity to flow under extremely small shear stresses and conforms to the shape of a confining vessel, but is relatively incompressible, lacks the capacity to expand without limit, and can posses a free surface.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/4844

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