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Definition of Liquescent
1. Adjective. Becoming liquid.
Definition of Liquescent
1. a. Tending to become liquid; inclined to melt; melting.
Definition of Liquescent
1. Adjective. melting ¹
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Definition of Liquescent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Liquescent
1. Becoming or tending to become liquid. Origin: L. Liquesco, to become liquid (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liquescent
Literary usage of Liquescent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Battle of Manila Bay, May First, Eighteen Hundred & Ninety-eight: An by William Wilson Galt (1904)
"With other constellations bright The Southern Cross adorned the sky, And shed a
soft liquescent light Not seen where latitudes are high. ..."
2. Sketch of the History and Cure of Febrile Diseases: Particular Ly as They by Robert Jackson (1817)
"D. Dysenteric Fever—Retrograde or liquescent. ... I shall now add a remark on
forms which may be properly termed retrograde or liquescent. ..."