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Synonyms for liquefy
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lik-wuh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪk wəˌfaɪ |
Définition of liquefy
Origin :- early 15c., from Old French liquefier "liquefy, dissolve," from Latin liquefacere "make liquid, melt," from liquere "be fluid" (see liquid (adj.)) + facere "to make" (see factitious).
- verb melt
- No power that we have will liquefy air at its ordinary temperature.
- Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
- The pentoxid was replaced for several weeks until it ceased to liquefy.
- Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess
- If these crystals be heated to about 45° they liquefy, and the gas flies off.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- The brains do not liquefy either: they simply melt into a thin gruel.
- Extract from : « The Life of the Fly » by J. Henri Fabre
- They cannot be kept, as they liquefy at ordinary temperatures.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 » by Various
- So far as known they are able to liquefy gelatin (also a peptonizing process) and form spores.
- Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
- As a group these bacteria are characterized by their inability to liquefy gelatin or develop spores.
- Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
- And when the stone has commenced to liquefy, the lead flows out through some small cavities, and the copper remains within.
- Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
- The cooling effect of passing a gas such as air or oxygen through a narrow orifice has been used to liquefy the gas.
- Extract from : « Lord Kelvin » by Andrew Gray
- Why will some substances absorb moisture from the air, and liquefy, while others become as dry as dust under like conditions?
- Extract from : « Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. » by John Uri Lloyd
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