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liquescent

[ li-kwes-uh nt ]
/ lɪˈkwɛs ənt /
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adjective

becoming liquid; melting.
tending toward a liquid state.

RELATED WORDS

succulent, solvent, damp, smooth, running, wet, reducing, thawed, dulcet, fluent, juicy, luscious, mellifluous, mellow, moist, molten, moving, sappy, soft, thin

Nearby words

liquefactive necrosis, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefy, liquesce, liquescent, liqueur, liquid, liquid air, liquid asset, liquid compass

Origin of liquescent

1720–30; < Latin liquēscent- (stem of liquēscēns), present participle of liquēscere to melt. See liquid, -escent
Related formsli·ques·cence, nounun·li·ques·cent, adjective
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Examples from the Web for liquescent

  • So might an Arctic explorer thrill at his first ken of green fields and liquescent waters.

    Whirligigs|O. Henry

  • The music is deliciously idyllic—conjuring up a dream-picture of a sylvan spring night bathed in liquescent moonlight.

    The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

  • 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 Wright

British Dictionary definitions for liquescent

liquescent

/ (lɪˈkwɛsənt) /

adjective

(of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid
Derived Formsliquescence or liquescency, noun

Word Origin for liquescent

C18: from Latin liquescere
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Medicine definitions for liquescent

liquescent

[ lĭ-kwĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Becoming or tending to become liquid; melting.
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