Liquation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Liquation \Li*qua"tion\ (l[-i]*kw[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. liquatio:
     cf. F. liquation.]
     1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; also,
        the capacity of becoming liquid.
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     2. (Metal.) The process of separating, by heat, an easily
        fusible metal from one less fusible; eliquation.
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