Word of the Day:
liquefy
What It Means
To make (something) into a liquid.
To distort and warp (an image).
To become liquid.
We’ll liquefy this rock by heating it in a furnace until it melts and flows out.
Liquefy in Context
“Faraday succeeded in liquefying a certain number of gases by compression and refrigeration, but there still remained a number that proved absolutely refractory to the most powerful agencies; hence these gases were called permanent. […] A retired manufacturer, who at the same time is a distinguished...”
Did You Know?
From Middle English liquefien, from Anglo-Norman liquefier, from Latin liquefacere.
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