Skip to main content
added 407 characters in body
Source Link

This is the entry from Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary where it's stated to be both countable and uncountable. There is no any example however. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition

li • quid noun, adjective BrE / lɪkwɪd / NAmE / lɪkwɪd /

noun

word origin thesaurus example bank [ uncountable ,  countable ]
a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. the transition from liquid to vapour see also washing-up liquid

© Oxford University Press, 2010

In the example bank section, I've found the following sentence. We can make conclusions now, I guess.

Immiscible liquids such as oil and water do not mix.

As can be seen, the very word is used in plural which means it has singular form used with the article A as well. I guess, If the topic is about the different kinds of the substance, then it's accepted to use the word as a countable noun.

This is the entry from Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary where it's stated to be both countable and uncountable. There is no any example however. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition

li • quid noun, adjective BrE / lɪkwɪd / NAmE / lɪkwɪd /

noun

word origin thesaurus example bank [ uncountable ,  countable ]
a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. the transition from liquid to vapour see also washing-up liquid

© Oxford University Press, 2010

This is the entry from Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary where it's stated to be both countable and uncountable. There is no any example however. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition

li • quid noun, adjective BrE / lɪkwɪd / NAmE / lɪkwɪd /

noun

word origin thesaurus example bank [ uncountable ,  countable ]
a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. the transition from liquid to vapour see also washing-up liquid

© Oxford University Press, 2010

In the example bank section, I've found the following sentence. We can make conclusions now, I guess.

Immiscible liquids such as oil and water do not mix.

As can be seen, the very word is used in plural which means it has singular form used with the article A as well. I guess, If the topic is about the different kinds of the substance, then it's accepted to use the word as a countable noun.

Source Link

This is the entry from Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary where it's stated to be both countable and uncountable. There is no any example however. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition

li • quid noun, adjective BrE / lɪkwɪd / NAmE / lɪkwɪd /

noun

word origin thesaurus example bank [ uncountable ,  countable ]
a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. the transition from liquid to vapour see also washing-up liquid

© Oxford University Press, 2010