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liquefy

[ lik-wuh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

, liq·ue·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing.
  1. to make or become liquid.

    Synonyms: condense, thaw, dissolve, fuse, melt

    Antonyms: evaporate, solidify



liquefy

/ ˌlɪkwɪˈfækʃən; ˈlɪkwɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. (esp of a gas) to become or cause 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

  • ˈliqueˌfier, noun
  • ˌliqueˈfactive, adjective
  • liquefaction, noun
  • ˈliqueˌfiable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • lique·fia·ble adjective
  • lique·fier noun
  • non·lique·fia·ble adjective
  • non·lique·fying adjective
  • re·lique·fy verb reliquefied reliquefying
  • un·lique·fia·ble adjective
  • un·lique·fied adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liquefy1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English lyquefyen, from Old French liquefier, translation of Latin liquefacere “to melt” ( liquefacient ); -fy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liquefy1

C15: via Old French from Latin liquefacere to make liquid
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Example Sentences

The country does have other choices — a new pipeline for natural gas from Azerbaijan opened last month, and Greece also has a terminal for liquefied natural gas that can come from the United States, Qatar and elsewhere.

Here’s Why It Could Help Save Our OceansAustralia is a laggard on climate action among developed countries, and it’s one of the world’s biggest exporters of coal and liquefied gas.

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He drags the pant cuffs of business partners into puddles of liquefied sleaze all along the way.

This plant works a little differently than the Zurich plant, in that the captured carbon is liquefied then pumped underground into basalt caverns.

Slumping demandSince the 2016 workshop that spelled out the dangers of a vapor cloud explosion, six export terminals, with facilities to chill and liquefy natural gas, have begun operations, in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Maryland.

Liquefy a tube of nutrient gelatine (or agar, or other similar medium), by heating in a water-bath (Fig. 121).

Liquefy three tubes of nutrient agar—nutrose agar or the like.

Liquefy a tube of gelatine (or agar) by heat, pour it into a Petri dish, and allow it to solidify.

Liquefy eight tubes of gelatine-agar and place them in the water-bath at 42° C, and cool down to that temperature.

Rub the solids in a mortar until they liquefy, then add the oil of peppermint.

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