liquescent

• Adjectif littéraire ou technique décrivant quelque chose qui devient liquide ou qui fond ; rarement utilisé dans le français courant.

An obsolete adjective describing something that is becoming liquid or melting; rarely used in modern English.

1. Becoming liquidC1formalscientific

   Tending to become liquid; melting or becoming fluid.

   qui se liquéfie

   • The wax became liquescent under the heat of the candle.
   • Some metals reach a liquescent state at high temperatures.
   • The liquescent substance slowly dripped down the test tube.

   Synonymesdeliquescentdissolvingmelting

   Antonymescoagulatedfrozensolidsolidified