melting
melting is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 38 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. Melting point (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0º Centigrade or 32º Fahr., that of urea is 132º Centigrade. -- Melting pot, a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
- 2.Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. -- Melt"ing*ly, adv.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alkahest
- apozem
- colliquation
- colliquative
- colliquefaction
- condense
- deliquation
- deliquesce
- deliquescence
- deliquescent
- dissolution
- dissolve
- flux
- heat
- hold
- infusion
- liquate
- liquation
- liquefaction
- liquefiable
- liquefy
- liquescency
- liquescent
- liquid
- lixiviation
- lixivium
- melt
- menstruum
- precipitate
- rain
- render
- resolve
- run
- soluble
- solution
- solve
- solvent
- thaw
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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