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  • verb Present participle of liquefy. Alternative spelling of liquifying.

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Examples

  • Kamerlingh-Onnes succeeded in liquefying helium, starting a development that revealed many new and unexpected phenomena.

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1978 - Presentation Speech 1992

  • I should have to cover too much ground if I were to report here on the experimental equipment with which Kamerlingh Onnes was at last successful in liquefying helium, and on the enormous experimental difficulties which had to be overcome.

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1913 - Presentation Speech 1967

  • In his celebrated electric furnace he succeeded in liquefying substances such as lime and magnesium oxide; in this way he produced calcium carbide and a whole series of other carbides, in pure and crystallized form, from which it was found that carbides were the most heat resistant of all chemical compounds.

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910 - Presentation Speech 1966

  • Other untapped unconventional methods of oil extraction, such as liquefying shale in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, "could yield one trillion barrels of oil, an amount equal to the world's total consumption of oil since production began in 1959," if Congress does not keep this oil off-limits.

    NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories 2008

  • Other untapped unconventional methods of oil extraction, such as liquefying shale in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, "could yield one trillion barrels of oil, an amount equal to the world's total consumption of oil since production began in 1959," if Congress does not keep this oil off-limits.

    GREENIE WATCH 2008

  • Robot coupe Commercial Mini Power Mixer 7 "Commercial Mini Power Mixer MMP170W Mini Power Mixers are ideal for processing small quantities such as liquefying soups, sauces, pureeing fruits / vegetables, and preparing the smoothest of pates in just minutes!

    We Blog A Lot 2008

  • "The renewable-energy tax incentives tucked into the financial bailout package passed by the House on Friday include billions of dollars in breaks for old-fashioned fossil-fuel processes such as liquefying coal and squeezing petroleum out of sand and rock ...

    Organic Consumers Association News Headlines 2008

  • They principally act to slow down the prey, and actually begin the process of digestion by liquefying the tissues of the prey.

    Ze Widow, She Is Black Heather McDougal 2009

  • They principally act to slow down the prey, and actually begin the process of digestion by liquefying the tissues of the prey.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • The beast jolted up, joints liquefying to lava and arms rising.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

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