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liquefied natural gas — UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION LNG) ► NATURAL RESOURCES natural gas which is changed into liquid by making it very cold so it can be more easily transported … Financial and business terms
Liquefied natural gas — Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL). Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas (primarily methane, CH4) that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage or transport. Liquefied natural gas takes up about 1/600th the… … Wikipedia
Liquefied Natural Gas — Als Flüssigerdgas (Abkürzung LNG für engl. liquefied natural gas) bezeichnet man durch Abkühlung mittels Methan auf 161 bis 164°C (109 K bis 112 K) verflüssigtes Erdgas. LNG weist etwa 1/600stel des Volumens von Erdgas in Gasform auf. Besonders… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liquefied natural gas — Als Flüssigerdgas (Abkürzung LNG für engl. liquefied natural gas) bezeichnet man durch Abkühlung mittels Methan auf 161 bis 164°C (109 K bis 112 K) verflüssigtes Erdgas. LNG weist etwa 1/600stel des Volumens von Erdgas in Gasform auf. Besonders… … Deutsch Wikipedia
liquefied natural gas — suskystintos gamtinės dujos statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Suslėgtos ir atšaldytos (liquefied natural gas –140 °C) gamtinės dujos. atitikmenys: angl. liquefied natural gas rus. сжиженный природный газ … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
liquefied natural gas — ▪ chemical compound natural gas (primarily methane) that has been liquefied for ease of storing and transporting. LNG takes up about 1/600 the space that natural gas does in its gaseous form, and it can be easily shipped overseas. LNG is… … Universalium
Liquefied Natural Gas — The liquefied state of natural gas, which is created by cooling the gas to about 260°fahrenheit. Energy companies change the state of natural gas into liquid form mainly for ease of transport. Natural gas in liquid form takes up about 1/600… … Investment dictionary
Liquefied natural gas — (LNG) is natural gas transformed into a liquid phase at a temperature below critical. LNG is a cryogenic fluid produced from natural gas by refrigeration down to condensation temperature −161.5°С. Temperature of crystallization is minus 182.5°С,… … Glossary of Oil and Gas
liquefied natural gas — noun a natural gas consisting primarily of methane, liquefied to facilitate transport and storage; usually later regasified and used as a fuel, etc. Abbrev.: LNG …
liquefied natural gas — one of the natural fuels (propane, methane, etc.) that is made into a liquid by cooling it to extremely low temperatures, LNG … English contemporary dictionary
