Molten
/ˈməʊltən/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 past participle of melt archaic, form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Melted, especially due to great heat
"molten metal, wax, rock"
- 2 Made from a melted substance.
- 3 Glowing red-hot.
Adjective
- 1 reduced to liquid form by heating wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The volcano poured molten rock."
Etymology
From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen.