Etymology

liquefaction

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Today it means: The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas). Full definition →

Middle English liquefaction ← Middle French liquefaction ← Medieval Latin liquefactiō
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromliquefactiō
  2. Middle French · derived fromliquefaction
  3. Middle English · inherited fromliquefaction
  4. English todayliquefaction

From Middle English liquefaction, from Middle French liquefaction (modern French liquéfaction), from Medieval Latin liquefactiō.

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