liquescent

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

becoming liquid; melting.
tending toward a liquid state.

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Origin of liquescent

1720–30; < Latin liquēscent- (stem of liquēscēns), present participle of liquēscere to melt. See liquid, -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM liquescent

li·ques·cence, nounun·li·ques·cent, adjective

Words nearby liquescent

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

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

Example sentences 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 forms of liquescent

liquescence or liquescency, noun

Word Origin for liquescent

C18: from Latin liquescere
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Medical definitions for liquescent

liquescent
[ lĭ-kwĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Becoming or tending to become liquid; melting.
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