[lik-wuh-fak-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the act or process of liquefying or making liquid. |
| 2. | the state of being liquefied. |
| liq·ue·fac·tion (lĭk'wə-fāk'shən) n.
[Middle English liquefaccion, from Old French liquefacion, from Late Latin liquefactiō, liquefactiōn-, from Latin liquefactus, past participle of liquefacere, to make liquid; see liquefy.] |
liquefaction liq·ue·fac·tion (lĭk'wə-fāk'shən)
n.
The process of liquefying.
The state of being liquefied.
liquefaction
change of a solid into a liquid when heat is applied. In a pure crystalline solid, this process occurs at a fixed temperature called the melting point (q.v.); an impure solid generally melts over a range of temperatures below the melting point of the principal component. Amorphous (non-crystalline) substances such as glass or pitch melt by gradually decreasing in viscosity as temperature is raised, with no sharp transition from solid to liquid
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