Meanings
alternative liquid natural gas · alternative liquified natural gas
- uncountablechemistryNatural gas that has been cooled and compressed to liquid form for transport and storage.
Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz carry around 20% of the world’s supply. But for countries on the Persian Gulf, the waterway is more than just an energy route – it’s a lifeline for more than 100 million people.
2026 March 20, Eleni Giokos, “The Strait of Hormuz is about more than just oil. It feeds 100 million people”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2026Synonyms: LNG
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNatural gas that has been cooled and compressed to liquid form for transport and storage.
Translations
Arabic غَاز طَبِيعِيّ مُسَال
- غَاز طَبِيعِيّ مُسَال (ḡāz ṭabīʕiyy musāl)natural gas converted to liquid
Bulgarian втечне́н приро́ден газ
- втечне́н приро́ден газ (vtečnén priróden gaz)natural gas converted to liquid
Catalan gas natural liquat
- gas natural liquatnatural gas converted to liquid
Chinese Mandarin 液化天然氣 /液化天然气
- 液化天然氣 /液化天然气 (yèhuà tiānránqì)natural gas converted to liquid
Czech zkapalněný zemní plyn
- zkapalněný zemní plynnatural gas converted to liquid
Dutch vloeibaar aardgas
- vloeibaar aardgasnatural gas converted to liquid
Esperanto likvigita tergaso
- likvigita tergasonatural gas converted to liquid
Estonian veeldatud maagaas
- veeldatud maagaasnatural gas converted to liquid
Finnish nesteytetty maakaasu
- nesteytetty maakaasunatural gas converted to liquid
French gaz naturel liquéfié
- gaz naturel liquéfiénatural gas converted to liquid
German Flüssigerdgas
- Flüssigerdgasnatural gas converted to liquid
Greek υγροποιημένο φυσικό αέριο
- υγροποιημένο φυσικό αέριο (ygropoiiméno fysikó aério)natural gas converted to liquid
Hungarian cseppfolyósított földgáz
- cseppfolyósított földgáznatural gas converted to liquid
Indonesian gas alam cair
- gas alam cairnatural gas converted to liquid
Irish gás nádúrtha leachtaithe
- gás nádúrtha leachtaithenatural gas converted to liquid
Italian gas naturale liquefatto
- gas naturale liquefattonatural gas converted to liquid
Japanese 液化天然ガス
- 液化天然ガス (ekika tennen gasu)natural gas converted to liquid
Korean 액화천연가스
- 액화천연가스 (aekhwacheonyeon'gaseu)natural gas converted to liquid
Malay gas asli cecair
- gas asli cecairnatural gas converted to liquid
Persian الانجی, گاز طبیعی مایع
- الانجی (el-en-ji)natural gas converted to liquid
- گاز طبیعی مایع (gâz-e tabi'i mâye')natural gas converted to liquid
Polish skroplony gaz ziemny
- skroplony gaz ziemnynatural gas converted to liquid
Romanian gaz natural lichefiat
- gaz natural lichefiatnatural gas converted to liquid
Russian сжи́женный приро́дный газ, СПГ
- сжи́женный приро́дный газ (sžížennyj priródnyj gaz)natural gas converted to liquid
- СПГ (SPG)natural gas converted to liquid
Slovak skvapalnený zemný plyn
- skvapalnený zemný plynnatural gas converted to liquid
Spanish gas natural licuado
- gas natural licuadonatural gas converted to liquid
Swedish flytande naturgas
- flytande naturgasnatural gas converted to liquid
Tagalog dinanum na likas na buhag
- dinanum na likas na buhagnatural gas converted to liquid
Turkish sıvılaştırılmış doğalgaz
- sıvılaştırılmış doğalgaznatural gas converted to liquid
Ukrainian зрі́джений приро́дний газ, скра́плений приро́дний газ
- зрі́джений приро́дний газ (zrídženyj pryródnyj haz)natural gas converted to liquid
- скра́плений приро́дний газ (skráplenyj pryródnyj haz)natural gas converted to liquid
Cite this entry
liquefied natural gas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquefied%20natural%20gas
“liquefied natural gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquefied%20natural%20gas. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liquefied natural gas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquefied%20natural%20gas.
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