Liquefaction
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas). countable, uncountable
"Whenas in silks my Julia goes, / Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows / That liquefaction of her clothes."
- 2 the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid wordnet
- 3 The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process. countable, uncountable
"Where we might usually have applied dressings and put bandages on, many people weren't able to keep dressings on their cats clean and dry because houses and gardens were full of liquefaction."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Whenas in silks my Julia goes, / Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows / That liquefaction of her clothes."
Etymology
From Middle English liquefaction, from Middle French liquefaction (modern French liquéfaction), from Medieval Latin liquefactiō.
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