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liquefact

liquefact noun: the liquid or semiliquid that is the end-product of liquefaction.

Noun

liquefact (plural liquefacts)

  1. The liquid or semiliquid that is the end-product of liquefaction.
    • Acid liquefaction results in complete gelatinization, thinning, and a liquefact that can be easily filtered.1999, Michael C. Flickinger, Stephen W. Drew, Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology
    • Maltose syrups, obtained by -amylase action on starch liquefacts, are suitable in fermentations, where a glucose repression effect is active, as is the case in several antibiotic fermentations.2009, Poonam Singh-Nee Nigam, Ashok Pandey, Biotechnology for Agro-Industrial Residues Utilisation, page 7

Verb

liquefact (third-person singular simple present liquefacts, present participle liquefacting, simple past and past participle liquefacted)

  1. To undergo or cause to undergo liquefaction.
    • In its biochemical aspect the Bacillus has strongly marked proteolytic and weak glicolytic properties. It liquefacts gelatin and serum albumine.1964, Biuletyn: Biologia. Wydział II - Volumes 3-14, page 34
    • When ground has liquefacted, it then moves in such a way as to crack foundations and roads, break underground pipes, and move and tilt houses and buildings.1994, Vern Cope, The Washington earthquake handbook

Forms of liquefact

Noun
pluralliquefacts
Verb
third-person singular presentliquefacts
present participleliquefacting
past participleliquefacted
pastliquefacted

Origin of liquefact

Back-formation from liquefaction.

Questions about liquefact

What does liquefact mean?
Liquefact means the liquid or semiliquid that is the end-product of liquefaction.
What part of speech is liquefact?
Liquefact can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of liquefact?
The plural of liquefact is liquefacts.

Words near liquefact in the dictionary

  1. liquation
  2. liquations
  3. Liquea
  4. liquefacient
  5. liquefacients
  6. liquefact
  7. liquefacted
  8. liquefacting
  9. liquefaction
  10. liquefactions
  11. liquefactive

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