WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
liq•ue•fac•tion
(lik′wə fak′shən),USA pronunciation n.
liq′ue•fac′tive, adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- Physicsthe act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
- Physicsthe state of being liquefied.
- Late Latin liquefactiōn- (stem of liquefactiō) a melting, equivalent. to Latin liquefact(us) (past participle of liquefacere to melt, liquefy) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
liq•ue•fy /ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation
v., -fied, -fy•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Physicsto (cause to) become liquid: [no object]The mixture liquefied.[~ + object]The blender will liquefy the mix.
liq•ue•fy
(lik′wə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -fied, -fy•ing.
liq′ue•fi′a•ble, adj.
liq′ue•fi′er, n.
- Physicsto make or become liquid.
- Old French liquefier, translation of Latin liquefacere to melt (see liquefacient); see -fy
- late Middle English lyquefyen 1375–1425
liq′ue•fi′er, n.
- melt, fuse, dissolve, thaw; condense.
- solidify; evaporate.
'liquefaction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Andrews
- Dewar
- expectorant
- liquefacient
- liquefy
- absorbefacient
- diffluence
- wilt
- sublime