li·ques·cent

(lĭ-kwĕs′ənt)

adj.

Becoming or tending to become liquid; melting.

[Latin liquēscēns, liquēscent-, present participle of liquēscere, to become liquid, inchoative of liquēre, to be liquid.]

li·ques′cence, li·ques′cen·cy n.

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liquescent

(lɪˈkwɛsənt)

adj

(of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid

[C18: from Latin liquescere]

liˈquescence, liˈquescency n

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li•ques•cent

(lɪˈkwɛs ənt)

adj.

becoming liquid; melting.

[1720–30; < Latin liquēscent-, s. of liquēscēns, present participle of liquēscere to melt, inchoative derivative of liquēre to be liquid]

li•ques′cence, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

liquescent - becoming liquid

melting

unfrozen - not frozen; "unfrozen ground"

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