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/lˈɪkwəfˌaɪ/ Listen

verb

Liquefy v. t. (past & past part. liquefied; pres. part. liquefying)

To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.

To convert from a gaseous form into a liquid; as, to liquefy natural gas.

Liquefy v. i. To become liquid.

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Etymology of 'Liquefy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Liquefy" Quotes from Famous Books

... next turned to my furnace, which I had filled with numerous pigs of copper and other bronze stuff. The pieces were piled according to the laws of art, that is to say, so resting one upon another that the flames could play freely through them, in order that the metal might heat and liquefy the sooner. At last I called out heartily to set the furnace going. The logs of pine were heaped in, and, what with the unctuous resin of the wood and the good draft I had given, my furnace worked ...

— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 6 - Subtitle: Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists • Elbert Hubbard

... trivalent metals, aluminium, chromium or ferric iron. These salts are employed in dyeing and various other industrial processes. They are soluble in water, have an astringent, acid, and sweetish taste, react acid to litmus, and crystallize in regular octahedra. When heated they liquefy; and if the heating be continued, the water of crystallization is driven off, the salt froths and swells, and at last an amorphous powder ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia