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eliquation|ɛlɪˈkweɪʃən|
[ad. L. ēliquātiōn-em, n. of action f. as prec.]
1. The action or process of converting into a liquid; liquefaction. Obs.
1651Biggs New Disp. 72 A meer putrefactive eliquation of the bloud. 1710T. Fuller Pharm. Extemp. 180 The Eliquation..of..obstructing Phlegm. 1757Phil. Trans. L. 136 Its eliquation indeed could not be so remarkable as in pure alum.
2. (See quots.) Cf. eliquate 2.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Eliquation in metallurgy is a separation of the different parts of mixed bodies by the different degrees of fire required to melt them. 1822J. Imison Sc. & Art II. 224 To separate..a small quantity of silver from much copper..the process called eliquation is resorted to. 1881Raymond Mining Gloss., Eliquation, separating an alloy by heating it so as to melt the more fusible of its ingredients, but not the less fusible. |