Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To separate (the metals in an alloy) by melting the more fusible constituents while leaving the less fusible ones solid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To melt; liquefy; specifically, in metallurgy, to separate, as one metal from another less fusible, by applying just sufficient heat to melt the more easily liquefiable, so that it can be run off from the other. Also
eliquate . - To become liquefied or dissolved; melt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To melt; to become liquid.
- transitive verb (Metal.) To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb metalworking To
separate byfusion , as a morefusible from a less fusible material.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin liquāre, liquāt-, to melt.]
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Examples
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However, notwithstanding the use of cupro-manganese, the tin, as in ordinary bronzes, has a tendency to liquate in those portions of the mould which are the hottest, and which become solid the last, especially in the case of moulds having a great width.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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SFC has also secured the right to compel Westinghouse to hand over all unsold products loaded with BusyBox for donation to charity. they may be legally required to liquate the remaining merchandise before they comply with this particular court order.
Slashdot 2010
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