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liquefy
(redirected from Liquifaction)

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liq·ue·fy also liq·ui·fy  (lkw-f)
v. liq·ue·fied also liq·ui·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing also liq·ui·fy·ing, liq·ue·fies also liq·ui·fies
v.tr.
To cause to become liquid, especially:
a. To melt (a solid) by heating.
b. To condense (a gas) by cooling.
v.intr.
To become liquid.

[Middle English liquefien, from Old French liquefier, from Latin liquefacere : liqure, to be liquid + facere, to make; see fact.]

lique·fier n.

liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
(esp of a gas) to become or cause to become liquid
[via Old French from Latin liquefacere to make liquid]
liquefaction  [ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən] n
liquefactive  adj
liquefiable  adj
liquefier  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.liquefy - become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
2.liquefy - make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
3.liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
condense, distil, distill - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, dissolve - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
fuse - become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature"

liquefy
verb melt, dissolve, thaw, liquidize, run, fuse, flux, deliquesce Heat the jam until it liquefies.
Translations
liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ]
A. VTlicuar
B. VIlicuarse

liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪfaɪ]
vtliquéfier

liquefy
visich verflüssigen

liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ]
1. vtliquefare
liquefied gas → gas m liquido
2. viliquefarsi

liquefy [ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ]
1. vtliquefare
liquefied gas → gas m liquido
2. viliquefarsi

liquefy liquid


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