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liquefacient
[ lik-wuh-fey-shuhnt ]
liquefacient
/ ˌlɪkwɪˈfeɪʃənt /
noun
- a substance that liquefies or causes liquefaction
adjective
- becoming or causing to become liquid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of liquefacient1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Latin liquefacient- (stem of liquefaciēns, present participle of the verb liquefacere “to melt”), equivalent to lique- (stem of liquēre “to be liquid”) + -facient -facient ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of liquefacient1
C19: from Latin liquefacere to make liquid
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Example Sentences
Dr. Pereira and others ascribe to Sulphur a resolvent and liquefacient action.
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