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molten

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mol·ten  (mltn)
v. Archaic
A past participle of melt.
adj.
1. Made liquid by heat; melted: molten lead.
2. Made by melting and casting in a mold.
3. Brilliantly glowing, from or as if from intense heat: "A huge red bed of coals blazed and quivered with molten fury" (Richard Wright).

molten [ˈməʊltən]
adj
1. liquefied; melted molten lead
2. made by having been melted molten casts
vb
the past participle of melt
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.moltenmolten - reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock"
liquified, melted, liquid - changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"

molten
adjective melted, soft, flowing, liquid, fluid, liquefied The molten metal is poured into the mould.
Translations
molten [ˈməʊltən] ADJfundido, derretido; [lava] → líquido

molten [ˈməʊltən] adj [rock, metal, glass] → fondu(e)

molten
adjgeschmolzen; glass, lavaflüssig

molten [ˈməʊltn] adj (metal) → fuso/a; (lava) → allo stato liquido
molten [ˈməʊltn] adj (metal) → fuso/a; (lava) → allo stato liquido

molten
adj molten [məultən]
(of a solid) in a liquid state, having been melted molten rock. gesmolte مَصْهور، مُنْصَهِر разтопен roztavený smeltet geschmolzen λιωμένος fundido sula(-) گداخته sula fondu, en fusion מוּתָך पिघला हुआ rastaljen (meg)olvadt meleleh bræddur fuso 溶けた 녹은 išsilydęs, išlydytas []kausēts lebur gesmolten flytende, smeltet stopiony, ciekły derretido topit расплавленный roztavený stopljen rastopljen smält, flytande ซึ่งหลอมละลาย erimiş 熔化的 розтоплений; литий پگھلا ہوا nấu chảy


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So long before being forwarded to Tampa Town, the iron ore, molten in the great furnaces of Coldspring, and brought into contact with coal and silicium heated to a high temperature, was carburized and transformed into cast iron.
Her beautiful hair gleamed like molten gold in the warm firelight.
The eye, dazzled as if it was leaning over a bath of molten silver, turned from it involuntarily; but the oblong form of the orb was quite clear.
 
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