liquefy

  • 31liquefy — v.tr. & intr. (also liquify) ( ies, ied) Chem. make or become liquid. Derivatives: liquefacient adj. & n. liquefaction n. liquefactive adj. liquefiable adj. liquefier n. Etymology: F liqueacutefier f. L liquefacere f. liquere be liquid …

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  • 32Liquefied — Liquefy Liq ue*fy (l[i^]k w[ e]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liquefied} ( f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquefying} ( f[imac] [i^]ng).] [F. liqu[ e]fier, L. liquere to be liquid + facere, ficare (in comp.), to make. See {Liquid}, and { fy}.] 1.… …

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  • 33Liquefying — Liquefy Liq ue*fy (l[i^]k w[ e]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liquefied} ( f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquefying} ( f[imac] [i^]ng).] [F. liqu[ e]fier, L. liquere to be liquid + facere, ficare (in comp.), to make. See {Liquid}, and { fy}.] 1.… …

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  • 34liq·ui·fy — ↑liquefy variant spelling of ↑liquefy …

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  • 35liquefaction — liquefy (also liquify) ► VERB (liquifies, liquified) ▪ make or become liquid. DERIVATIVES liquefaction noun liquefactive adjective liquefiable adjective liquefier noun. ORIGIN Latin …

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  • 36liquefactive — liquefy (also liquify) ► VERB (liquifies, liquified) ▪ make or become liquid. DERIVATIVES liquefaction noun liquefactive adjective liquefiable adjective liquefier noun. ORIGIN Latin …

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  • 37liquefiable — liquefy (also liquify) ► VERB (liquifies, liquified) ▪ make or become liquid. DERIVATIVES liquefaction noun liquefactive adjective liquefiable adjective liquefier noun. ORIGIN Latin …

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  • 38liquefier — liquefy (also liquify) ► VERB (liquifies, liquified) ▪ make or become liquid. DERIVATIVES liquefaction noun liquefactive adjective liquefiable adjective liquefier noun. ORIGIN Latin …

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  • 39liquefacient — |likwə̇|fāshənt noun ( s) Etymology: Latin liquefacient , liquefaciens, present participle of liquefacere to liquefy, from liquēre to be fluid + facere to make more at liquid, do : something that serves to liquefy or to promote liquefaction * * * …

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  • 40melt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. disappear, vanish; fuse, thaw, dissolve, soften; dwindle; blend. See pity, disappearance, liquefaction. Ant., freeze, solidify. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To liquefy] Syn. dissolve, liquefy, thaw,… …

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