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• clear liquid diet — noun a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin); cannot be used for more than one day postoperative • Hypernyms: ↑liquid diet …   Useful english dictionary

• clear liquid diet — a temporary diet of clear liquids without residue; it is not nutritionally adequate, and is used in some acute illnesses and infections, in the postoperative period (especially after gastrointestinal surgery), and to reduce fecal matter in the… …   Medical dictionary

• clear — [klir] adj. [ME cler < OFr < L clarus, orig., clear sounding, hence clear, bright: for IE base see CLAMOR] 1. free from clouds or mist; bright; light [a clear day] 2. free from cloudiness, muddiness, etc.; transparent or pure; not turbid [a …   English World dictionary

• Liquid diet — A clear or full liquid diet, or a diet containing no solid foods, is often prescribed for gastrointestinal illness or before or after certain types of surgery involving the mouth or gastrointestinal tract. Contents 1 Types of liquid diet 1.1… …   Wikipedia

• clear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clear cut, plain, sharp, understandable; fair, unclouded, cloudless, fine; open, evident; lucid, pellucid, transparent, limpid; liquid, pure, silvery; innocent. v. clarify; extricate, free; realize …   English dictionary for students

• liquid — liq•uid [[t]ˈlɪk wɪd[/t]] adj. 1) phs composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid 2) of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet[/ex] 3) flowing …   From formal English to slang

• liquid diet — a diet limited to the intake of liquids, sometimes with solids processed into a liquid state; see clear liquid d. and full liquid d …   Medical dictionary

• liquid diet — noun a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery • Hypernyms: ↑diet • Hyponyms: ↑clear liquid diet …   Useful english dictionary

• Liquid metal embrittlement — is a phenomenon of practical importance, where certain ductile metals experience drastic loss in tensile ductility or undergo brittle fracture when tested in the presence of specific liquid metals. Generally, a tensile stress, either externally… …   Wikipedia

• clear — adj 1 Clear, transparent, translucent, lucid, pellucid, diaphanous, limpid are comparable when they mean having the property of being literally or figuratively seen through. Something is clear which is free from all such impediments to the vision …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Liquid — Liq uid (l[i^]k w[i^]d), a. [L. liquidus, fr. liquere to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. r[=i] to ooze, drop, l[=i] to melt.] 1. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid. [1913 Webster] Yea, though he go upon the plane and liquid water which will …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English