molten
Americanverb
adjective
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liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted.
molten lead.
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produced by melting and casting.
a molten image.
adjective
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liquefied; melted
molten lead
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made by having been melted
molten casts
verb
Other Word Forms
- moltenly adverb
- supermolten adjective
- unmolten adjective
Etymology
Origin of molten
1250–1300; Middle English; old past participle of melt 1
Example Sentences
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Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
One explanation is a balance between the planet's molten interior and its atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Their findings suggest that L 98-59 d has a mantle made of molten silicate, similar to lava on Earth.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, as they are known, shoot lasers into molten tin to create EUV light, which doesn’t exist naturally on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
The roar of the draccus was like a trumpet, if you can imagine a trumpet big as a house, and made of stone, and thunder, and molten lead.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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