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liquate


liquate [lahy-kweyt]Metallurgy Word Origin verb (used with object), li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.

  1. to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.

verb (used without object), li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.

  1. to become separated by such a fusion (often followed by out).

Origin of liquate 1660–70; Latin liquātus, past participle of liquāre to liquefy, melt. See liquid, -ate1 Related formsli·qua·tion [lahy-kwey-shuh n, -zhuh n] /laɪˈkweɪ ʃən, -ʒən/, noun British Dictionary definitions for liquate liquate verb

  1. (tr often foll by out) to separate one component of (an alloy, impure metal, or ore) by heating so that the more fusible part melts

Derived Formsliquation, nounWord Origin for liquate C17: from Latin liquāre to dissolve

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