liquescent
[ li-kwes-uh nt ]
/ lɪˈkwɛs ənt /
adjective
becoming liquid; melting.
tending toward a liquid state.
Origin of liquescent
OTHER WORDS FROM liquescent
li·ques·cence, noun un·li·ques·cent, adjectiveWords nearby liquescent
Example sentences from the Web for liquescent
So might an Arctic explorer thrill at his first ken of green fields and liquescent waters.
Whirligigs |O. HenryThe music is deliciously idyllic—conjuring up a dream-picture of a sylvan spring night bathed in liquescent moonlight.
The Complete Opera Book |Gustav KobbInstead, however, of listening to the sermons, Burton got flirting with a Meccan girl with citrine skin and liquescent eyes.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton |Thomas Wright
British Dictionary definitions for liquescent
liquescent
/ (lɪˈkwɛsənt) /
adjective
(of a solid or gas) becoming or tending to become liquid
Derived forms of liquescent
liquescence or liquescency, nounWord Origin for liquescent
C18: from Latin
liquescere
Medical definitions for liquescent
liquescent
[ lĭ-kwĕs′ənt ]
adj.
Becoming or tending to become liquid; melting.