molten

[ mohl-tn ]
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verb
  1. a past participle of melt1.

adjective
  1. liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted: molten lead.

  2. produced by melting and casting: a molten image.

Origin of molten

1
1250–1300; Middle English; old past participle of melt1

Other words from molten

  • mol·ten·ly, adverb
  • su·per·mol·ten, adjective
  • un·mol·ten, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for molten

molten

/ (ˈməʊltən) /


adjective
  1. liquefied; melted: molten lead

  2. made by having been melted: molten casts

verb
  1. the past participle of melt

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