liquefaction

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liquefaction

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From Middle English liquefaction, from Middle French liquefaction (modern French liquéfaction), from Medieval Latin liquefactiō.

noun liquefactions · liquefication · liquification · liquifaction

  1. countable, uncountable The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas). Whenas in silks my Julia goes, / Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows / That liquefaction of her clothes.
  2. countable, uncountable The liquid or semiliquid that results from this process. Where we might usually have applied dressings and put bandages on, many people weren't able to keep dressings on their cats clean and dry because houses and gardens were full of liquefaction.

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noun Process of being made liquid

Españollicuefacción
日本語液化 ekika
Kiswahilikuyeyusha
Françaisliquéfaction
DeutschVerflüssigung
Italianoliquefazione
Ελληνικάυγροποίηση ygropoíisi
Русскийсжиже́ние sžižénije
עבריתהתנזלות

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"liquefaction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liquefaction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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liquefaction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/liquefaction

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"liquefaction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/liquefaction.

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@misc{liquefaction_2026,
  title = {liquefaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liquefaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}