What does liquefy mean?
Definitions for liquefy
ˈlɪk wəˌfaɪliq·ue·fy
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Princeton's WordNet
liquefyverb
become liquid
"The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew"
liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidiseverb
make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
"liquefy the silver"
liquefy, flux, liquifyverb
become liquid or fluid when heated
"the frozen fat liquefied"
GCIDE
Liquefyverb
To convert from a gaseous form into a liquid; as, to liquefy natural gas.
Wiktionary
liquefyverb
To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.
liquefyverb
To make into a liquid by mashing, such as by using a blender.
Etymology: liquefien, from liquefier, from liquefacere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To LIQUEFYverb
To melt; to dissolve.
Etymology: liquefier, French; liquefacio, Latin.
That degree of heat which is in lime and ashes, being a smothering heat, is the most proper, for it doth neither liquefy nor rarefy; and that is true maturation. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
To Liquefyverb
To grow limpid.
The blood of St. Januarius liquefied at the approach of the saint’s head. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
Wikipedia
Liquefy
In materials science, liquefaction is a process that generates a liquid from a solid or a gas or that generates a non-liquid phase which behaves in accordance with fluid dynamics. It occurs both naturally and artificially. As an example of the latter, a "major commercial application of liquefaction is the liquefaction of air to allow separation of the constituents, such as oxygen, nitrogen, and the noble gases." Another is the conversion of solid coal into a liquid form usable as a substitute for liquid fuels.
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liquefy
To liquefy means to convert or be converted into a liquid state, often through exposure to heat, or another form of treatment or processes. This typically involves increasing movement at a molecular level to the point where a solid or gas becomes liquid.
Webster Dictionary
Liquefyverb
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
Liquefyverb
to become liquid
Etymology: [F. liqufier, L. liquere to be liquid + facere, -ficare (in comp.), to make. See Liquid, and -fy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Liquefy
lik′we-fī, v.t. to make liquid: to dissolve.—v.i. to become liquid:—pa.t. and pa.p. liq′uefīed.—adj. Liquefā′cient.—n. Liquefac′tion, the act or process of making liquid: the state of being melted.—adj. Liq′uefiable.—ns. Liq′uefier; Liquesc′ency.—adj. Liquesc′ent, melting. [L. liquefacĕre—liquēre, to be fluid or liquid, facĕre, to make.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of liquefy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of liquefy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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