liquescent

[ li-kwes-uhnt ]

/ lɪˈkwɛs ənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR liquescent ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

becoming liquid; melting.

tending toward a liquid state.

Origin of liquescent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM liquescent

li·ques·cence, nounun·li·ques·cent, adjective

Words nearby liquescent

liquefactive necrosis, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefy, liquesce, liquescent, liqueur, liquid, liquid air, liquidambar, liquid asset

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Example sentences from the Web for liquescent

So might an Arctic explorer thrill at his first ken of green fields and liquescent waters.
Whirligigs|O. Henry
The music is deliciously idyllic—conjuring up a dream-picture of a sylvan spring night bathed in liquescent moonlight.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
Instead, however, of listening to the sermons, Burton got flirting with a Meccan girl with citrine skin and liquescent eyes.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright

British Dictionary definitions for liquescent

liquescent

/ (lɪˈkwɛsənt) /

adjective

(of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid

Derived forms of liquescent

liquescence or liquescency, noun

Word Origin for liquescent

C18: from Latin liquescere

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Medical definitions for liquescent

liquescent

[ lĭ-kwĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Becoming or tending to become liquid; melting.

单词	liquescent
释义	liquescent [ li-kwes-uhnt ] / lɪˈkwɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR liquescent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective becoming liquid; melting. tending toward a liquid state. Origin of liquescent 1720–30; <Latin liquēscent- (stem of liquēscēns), present participle of liquēscere to melt. See liquid, -escent OTHER WORDS FROM liquescent li·ques·cence, nounun·li·ques·cent, adjective Words nearby liquescent liquefactive necrosis, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefy, liquesce, liquescent, liqueur, liquid, liquid air, liquidambar, liquid asset Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for liquescent So might an Arctic explorer thrill at his first ken of green fields and liquescent waters. Whirligigs\|O. Henry The music is deliciously idyllic—conjuring up a dream-picture of a sylvan spring night bathed in liquescent moonlight. The Complete Opera Book\|Gustav Kobb Instead, however, of listening to the sermons, Burton got flirting with a Meccan girl with citrine skin and liquescent eyes. The Life of Sir Richard Burton\|Thomas Wright British Dictionary definitions for liquescent liquescent / (lɪˈkwɛsənt) / adjective (of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid Derived forms of liquescent liquescence or liquescency, noun Word Origin for liquescent C18: from Latin liquescere 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 Words related to liquescent succulent, solvent, damp, smooth, running, melted, wet, splashing, reducing, thawed, liquefying, dulcet, fluent, juicy, luscious, mellifluous, mellow, moist, molten, moving Medical definitions for liquescent liquescent [ lĭ-kwĕs′ənt ] adj. Becoming or tending to become liquid; melting. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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liquescent

adjective

Origin of liquescent

OTHER WORDS FROM liquescent

Words nearby liquescent

Example sentences from the Web for liquescent

British Dictionary definitions for liquescent

adjective

Derived forms of liquescent

Word Origin for liquescent

Words related to liquescent

Medical definitions for liquescent

adj.