become+liquid

  • 71liquefy — [c]/ˈlɪkwəfaɪ / (say likwuhfuy) verb (liquefied, liquefying) –verb (t) 1. to make liquid. –verb (i) 2. to become liquid. Also, liquify. {late Middle English, from Latin liquefacere make liquid} –liquefiable, adjective –liquefier, noun …

  • 72liquescent — [li kwes′ənt] adj. [L liquescens, prp. of liquescere, to become liquid < liquere: see LIQUID] becoming liquid; melting liquescence n …

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  • 73fuse — fuse1 fuseless, adj. fuselike, adj. /fyoohz/, n., v., fused, fusing. n. 1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive. 2. fuze (def. 1). 3. have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have… …

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  • 74thaw — verb 1》 (of ice, snow, or a frozen thing) become liquid or soft as a result of warming up.     ↘(it thaws, it is thawing, etc.) the weather becomes warmer and causes snow and ice to melt.     ↘cause to thaw. 2》 (of a part of the body) become warm …

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  • 75fuse — I. /fjuz / (say fyoohz) noun 1. Electricity a device for preventing an excessive current from passing through a circuit, consisting of a piece of wire which breaks the circuit by melting if the current exceeds a specified value. 2. a tube, ribbon …

  • 76Flow — (fl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowed} (fl[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flowing}.] [AS. fl[=o]wan; akin to D. vloeijen, OHG. flawen to wash, Icel. fl[=o]a to deluge, Gr. plw ein to float, sail, and prob. ultimately to E. float, fleet. [root]80. Cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 77Flowed — Flow Flow (fl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowed} (fl[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flowing}.] [AS. fl[=o]wan; akin to D. vloeijen, OHG. flawen to wash, Icel. fl[=o]a to deluge, Gr. plw ein to float, sail, and prob. ultimately to E. float, fleet.… …

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  • 78Flowing — Flow Flow (fl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowed} (fl[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flowing}.] [AS. fl[=o]wan; akin to D. vloeijen, OHG. flawen to wash, Icel. fl[=o]a to deluge, Gr. plw ein to float, sail, and prob. ultimately to E. float, fleet.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 79liquefy — also liquify verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English liquefien, from Anglo French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere Date: 15th century transitive verb to reduce to a liquid state intransitive verb to become liquid • liquefier noun …

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  • 80liquefaction — liq·ue fac·tion || ‚lɪkwɪ fækʃn n. process of causing to become liquid, transformation into a liquid …

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