Liquefaction

3 definitions found

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

  Liquefaction \Liq`ue*fac"tion\ (l[i^]k`w[-e]*f[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n.
     [L. liquefactio: cf. F. liqu['e]faction. See {Liquefy}.]
     1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid;
        especially, the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the
        sole agency of heat.
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     2. The state of being liquid.
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     3. (Chem. Physics) The act, process, or method, of reducing a
        gas or vapor to a liquid by means of cold or pressure; as,
        the liquefaction of oxygen or hydrogen.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  liquefaction
       n : the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "liquefaction":
     chylifaction, chylification, flow, fluency, fluidity, fluidness,
     flux, fluxility, fluxion, juiciness, lactation, lactescence,
     liquidness, milkiness, moisture, rheuminess, sappiness, serosity,
     succulence, suppuration, wateriness