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LIQUESCENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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liquescent

[ li-kwes-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. becoming liquid; melting.
  2. tending toward a liquid state.

liquescent

/ lɪˈkwɛsənt /

adjective

  1. (of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • liˈquescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • li·quescence noun
  • unli·quescent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liquescent1

1720–30; < Latin liquēscent- (stem of liquēscēns ), present participle of liquēscere to melt. See liquid, -escent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liquescent1

C18: from Latin liquescere

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