Definition of Liquescent

1. Adjective. Becoming liquid.

Exact synonyms: Melting
Similar to: Unfrozen

Definition of Liquescent

1. a. Tending to become liquid; inclined to melt; melting.

Definition of Liquescent

1. Adjective. melting ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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

liquefactive
liquefactive necrosis
liquefiable
liquefication
liquefied
liquefied natural gas
liquefied petroleum gas
liquefier
liquefiers
liquefies
liquefy
liquefying
liquesce
liquesced
liquescency
liquescent (current term)
liquesces
liqueur
liqueured
liqueurs
liquid
liquid-laugh
liquid-like
liquid-liquid chromatography
liquid-metal fast-breeder reactor
liquid air
liquid ammonia

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. ..."

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