liquate

[ lahy-kweyt ]

verb (used with object)

, li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.

1. to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.

verb (used without object)

, li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.

1. to become separated by such a fusion (often followed by out ).

liquate

/ ˈlaɪkweɪt /

verb

1. troften foll byout to separate one component of (an alloy, impure metal, or ore) by heating so that the more fusible part melts

Derived Forms

• liˈquation, noun

Other Words From

• li·qua·tion [lahy-, kwey, -sh, uh, n, -zh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquate¹

1660–70; < Latin liquātus, past participle of liquāre to liquefy, melt. See liquid, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquate¹

C17: from Latin liquāre to dissolve