liquate

[ lahy-kweyt ]
/ ˈlaɪ kweɪt /
Metallurgy

verb (used with object), li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.

to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.

verb (used without object), li·quat·ed, li·quat·ing.

to become separated by such a fusion (often followed by out).

Origin of liquate

1660–70; < Latin liquātus, past participle of liquāre to liquefy, melt. See liquid, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM liquate

li·qua·tion [lahy-kwey-shuh n, -zhuh n] /laɪˈkweɪ ʃən, -ʒən/, noun

Words nearby liquate

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British Dictionary definitions for liquate

liquate
/ (ˈlaɪkweɪt) /

verb

(tr often foll by out) to separate one component of (an alloy, impure metal, or ore) by heating so that the more fusible part melts

Derived forms of liquate

liquation, noun

Word Origin for liquate

C17: from Latin liquāre to dissolve