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Liq·ue·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liquefied p. pr. & vb. n. Liquefying ]
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. [wns=1]
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]
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]