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Webster 1913 Edition


Liquation

Li-qua′tion

(lī̍-kwā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
liquatio
: cf. F.
liquation
.]
1.
The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; also, the capacity of becoming liquid.
2.
(Metal.)
The process of separating, by heat, an easily fusible metal from one less fusible; eliquation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Liquation

LIQUA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. liquatio. See Liquate.]
1.
The act or operation of melting.
2.
The capacity of being melted; as a substance congealed beyond liquation.

Definition 2024


liquation

liquation

English

Noun

liquation (plural liquations)

  1. (metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components