liquate

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li·quate

L0194100 (lī′kwāt′)tr.v. li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing, li·quates To separate (the metals in an alloy) by melting the more fusible constituents while leaving the less fusible ones solid.
[Latin liquāre, liquāt-, to melt.]
li·qua′tion n.

liquate

(ˈlaɪkweɪt) vb (Metallurgy) (often foll by: out) to separate one component of (an alloy, impure metal, or ore) by heating so that the more fusible part melts[C17: from Latin liquāre to dissolve] liˈquation n

li•quate

(ˈlaɪ kweɪt)

v.t. -quat•ed, -quat•ing. to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest. [1660–70; < Latin liquātus, past participle of liquāre to liquefy. See liquid, -ate1] li•qua′tion (-ʃən, -ʒən) n.

liquate


Past participle: liquated
Gerund: liquating
Imperative
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Present
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Preterite
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Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
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Past Continuous
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Past Perfect
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Future
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Future Perfect
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Future Continuous
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Present Perfect Continuous
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Future Perfect Continuous
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Past Perfect Continuous
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Conditional
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Past Conditional
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