liquefacient

liquefacient [lik-wuh-fey-shuh nt] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.

Origin of liquefacient 1850–55; Latin liquefacient- (stem of liquefaciēns, present participle of liquefacere to liquefy), equivalent to lique- (stem of liquēre “to be liquid”) + -facient -facient Examples from the Web for liquefacient Historical Examples of liquefacient

Dr. Pereira and others ascribe to Sulphur a resolvent and liquefacient action.

The Action of Medicines in the System

Frederick William Headland

British Dictionary definitions for liquefacient liquefacient noun

1. a substance that liquefies or causes liquefaction

adjective

2. becoming or causing to become liquid

Word Origin for liquefacient C19: from Latin liquefacere to make liquid liquefacient in Medicine liquefacient [lĭk′wə-fā′shənt] n.

1. An agent capable of causing a solid to become liquid.