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liquescent
[ li-kwes-uhnt ]
/ lɪˈkwɛs ənt /
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adjective
becoming liquid; melting.
tending toward a liquid state.
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Origin of liquescent
OTHER WORDS FROM liquescent
li·ques·cence, nounun·li·ques·cent, adjectiveWords nearby liquescent
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How to use liquescent in a sentence
Instead, however, of listening to the sermons, Burton got flirting with a Meccan girl with citrine skin and liquescent eyes.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas WrightSo might an Arctic explorer thrill at his first ken of green fields and liquescent waters.
Whirligigs|O. HenryTo the northwest—Canoe River-ward—there poured a wonderful light of pale liquescent amber.
Down the Columbia|Lewis R. FreemanThe music is deliciously idyllic—conjuring up a dream-picture of a sylvan spring night bathed in liquescent moonlight.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
British Dictionary definitions for liquescent
liquescent
/ (lɪˈkwɛsənt) /
adjective
(of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid
Derived forms of liquescent
liquescence or liquescency, nounWord Origin for liquescent
C18: from Latin liquescere
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Medical definitions for liquescent
liquescent
[ lÄ-kwÄ•s′ənt ]
adj.
Becoming or tending to become liquid; melting.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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