Liquefied

5 definitions found

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

  liquefied \liquefied\ adj.
     1. converted to a liquid; as, liquified natural gas;
        liquified coal..
  
     Syn: liquified.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


  
     2. rendered liquid by heating; changed from a solid to a
        liquid state; melted.
  
     Syn: molten, liquified.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     3. rendered liquid by dissolution in a solvent; -- of solids.
  
     Syn: dissolved, liquified.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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

  Liquefy \Liq"ue*fy\ (l[i^]k"w[-e]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Liquefied} (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquefying}
     (-f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. liqu['e]fier, L. liquere to be liquid
     + facere, -ficare (in comp.), to make. See {Liquid}, and
     {-fy}.]
     1. To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt;
        to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency
        of heat. [WordNet sense 1]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To convert from a gaseous form into a liquid; as, to
        liquefy natural gas.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  liquefied
       adj 1: reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas" [syn: {liquified}]
       2: reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock"
          [syn: {molten}, {liquified}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  liquefy
       v 1: become liquid; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a
            morning dew"
       2: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; "liquefy the
          silver" [syn: {liquify}, {liquidize}, {liquidise}]
       3: become liquid or fluid  when heated; "the frozen fat
          liquefied" [syn: {flux}, {liquify}]
       [also: {liquefied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  liquefied
       See {liquefy}