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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024liq•ue•fac•tion (lik′wə fak′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Physicsthe act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- Physicsthe state of being liquefied.
- Late Latin liquefactiōn- (stem of liquefactiō) a melting, equivalent. to Latin liquefact(us) (past participle of liquefacere to melt, liquefy) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024liq•ue•fy /ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. - Physicsto (cause to) become liquid: [no object]The mixture liquefied.[~ + object]The blender will liquefy the mix.
liq•ue•fac•tion /ˌlɪkwəˈfækʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024liq•ue•fy (lik′wə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -fied, -fy•ing. - Physicsto make or become liquid.
- Old French liquefier, translation of Latin liquefacere to melt (see liquefacient); see -fy
- late Middle English lyquefyen 1375–1425
melt, fuse, dissolve, thaw; condense. |