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5 definitions found
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]:
liquefied
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]:
liquefy
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]:
liquefied
See {liquefy}
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