Liquefying

  • 121liquate — v.tr. separate or purify (metals) by liquefying. Derivatives: liquation n. Etymology: L liquare melt, rel. to LIQUOR …

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  • 122liquefacient — |likwə̇|fāshənt noun ( s) Etymology: Latin liquefacient , liquefaciens, present participle of liquefacere to liquefy, from liquēre to be fluid + facere to make more at liquid, do : something that serves to liquefy or to promote liquefaction * * * …

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  • 123cry|o|stat — «KRY uh stat», noun. a refrigerating unit generating very low temperatures, that is capable of liquefying a gas, such as helium, by chilling it more than 450 degrees below zero Fahrenheit …

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  • 124LASSAW, IBRAM — (1913–2003), U.S. sculptor. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, to Russian immigrant parents, in 1921 Lassaw arrived in the United States. In 1926 he began his formal art training at Brooklyn s Children Museum. Additional study was undertaken at the Clay… …

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