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Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.
<chemistry> Melting point, the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0 deg Centigrade or 32 deg Fahr, that of urea is 132 deg Centigrade. Melting pot, a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
(01 Mar 1998)
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