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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024li•quate (lī′kwāt),USA pronunciation v., -quat•ed, -quat•ing. [Metall.]v.t. - Metallurgyto heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.
v.i. - Metallurgyto become separated by such a fusion (often fol. by out).
- Latin liquātus, past participle of liquāre to liquefy, melt. See liquid, -ate1
- 1660–70;
li•qua•tion (lī kwā′shən, -zhən),USA pronunciation n. |