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liquescent
[ li-kwes-uhnt ]
adjective
- becoming liquid; melting.
- tending toward a liquid state.
liquescent
/ lɪˈkwɛsənt /
adjective
- (of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid
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Derived Forms
- liˈquescence, noun
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Other Words From
- li·quescence noun
- unli·quescent adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of liquescent1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of liquescent1
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Example Sentences
Instead, however, of listening to the sermons, Burton got flirting with a Meccan girl with citrine skin and liquescent eyes.
So might an Arctic explorer thrill at his first ken of green fields and liquescent waters.
To the northwest—Canoe River-ward—there poured a wonderful light of pale liquescent amber.
The music is deliciously idyllic—conjuring up a dream-picture of a sylvan spring night bathed in liquescent moonlight.
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