nonliquid
Firm, not flowing
Nonliquid describes something that is not in liquid form—typically solid or gaseous.
The term appears most often in financial contexts, where nonliquid assets are holdings that cannot be quickly converted to cash: real estate, retirement accounts, ownership stakes in private companies.
A nonliquid investment ties up capital.
Water's solid form
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- frostThin ice coating
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
hail · icicle · snowflake · permafrost · freezer · sorbet · gelato · popsicle
Lightest noble gas
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- neonInert illuminating element
argon · methane · propane · butane · ammonia · ozone · chlorine · fluorine
Devoid of water
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
- driedStripped of moisture
powder · dust · sand · crumbs · flakes · granules · pellets · chips
Wobbly semi-solid substance
Fine settled particles
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
ice
Water's solid form
sleet · hail · icicle · snowflake · permafrost · freezer · sorbet · gelato · popsicle · crystallized
helium
Lightest noble gas
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
neon · argon · methane · propane · butane · ammonia · ozone · chlorine · fluorine · radon
arid
Devoid of water
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
dried · powder · dust · sand · crumbs · flakes · granules · pellets · chips · sawdust
gel
Wobbly semi-solid substance
mousse · butter · wax · putty · dough · clay · mud · slush · jelly · custard
dust
Fine settled particles
particulates · fibers · ash · mist · fog · haze · smog · soot · dander · aerosol
hard
Firm or demanding
wood · plastic · ceramic · stone · rock · granite · marble · brick · clay · crystal
nonliquidflowing
Moving continuously onward
fluid · pourable · runny · fluent · free-flowing
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