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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: liquefied \liquefied\ adjective 1. converted to a liquid; as, liquified natural gas; liquified coal.. Syn: liquified. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. rendered liquid by heating; changed from a solid to a liquid state; melted. Syn: molten, liquified. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 3. rendered liquid by dissolution in a solvent; -- of solids. Syn: dissolved, liquified. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Liquefy \Liq"ue*fy\ (l[i^]k"w[-e]*f[imac]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Liquefied} (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquefying} (-f[imac]'[i^]ng).] [F. liqu['e]fier, L. liquere to be liquid + facere, -ficare (in comp.), to make. See {Liquid}, and {-fy}.] 1. 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. [WordNet sense 1] 2. To convert from a gaseous form into a liquid; as, to liquefy natural gas. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: adjective 1: reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas" [syn: {liquified}] 2: reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock" [syn: {molten}, {liquified}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: verb 1: become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew" 2: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the silver" [syn: {liquify}, {liquidize}, {liquidise}] 3: become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" [syn: {flux}, {liquify}] [also: {liquefied}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: |
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