液状|えきじょうekijou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveliquid state

• Related液体えきたいNeutralThe everyday word for a liquid, one of the three states of matter; 「液状」 is a description of the state of being liquid.
• RelatedリキッドNeutralLoanword for liquid, often in product names such as 「リキッドファンデーション」; 「液状」 plainly describes liquid form.
• Related流動体りゅうどうたいWrittenWritten/formal term for a substance that can flow, used mainly in physics; 「液状」 instead describes how something appears in liquid form.
• Related流動性りゅうどうせいWrittenWritten/formal word for the property of flowing; also financial liquidity. It names a quality, while 「液状」 describes a state.
• Antonym固体こたいNeutralA solid, one of the three states of matter; it is the opposite of the liquid state that 「液状」 describes.

Use 「液体」 for a liquid itself; use 「液状」 to describe something as being in liquid form, as in 「液状化現象」 or 「液状の薬」. Use 「リキッド」 for liquid cosmetics; 「固体」 is the opposite, a solid.

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1. 液体えきたいの状態じょうたいにあること。また、そのようなさま。