molten

[ mohl-tn ]

verb

1. a past participle of melt ¹.

adjective

1. liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted:

   molten lead.

2. produced by melting and casting:

   a molten image.

molten

/ ˈməʊltən /

adjective

1. liquefied; melted

   molten lead

2. made by having been melted

   molten casts

verb

1. the past participle of melt

Other Words From

• molten·ly adverb
• super·molten adjective
• un·molten adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of molten¹

1250–1300; Middle English; old past participle of melt ¹

Example Sentences

“Imagine a rain cloud, but instead of water droplets coming down, it's like molten rock droplets raining out of the sky,” says Prof Drabon.

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Pressure and temperature sensors will be placed into the molten rock.

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Questions over preparation, Ben Stokes' hamstring and the lack of a reserve opener hung in the molten air.

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"I didn't know what to expect, and you're basically met with a very large dark room where there is a river of molten metal running through the middle."

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Blast furnaces produce molten iron by splitting rocks containing iron ore.

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