Etymology

liquidus

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Today it means: A line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable liquid and below which solid and liquid are in equilibrium. Full definition →

First used 1900Latin liquidus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromliquidus
  2. English todayliquidus

From Latin liquidus. Doublet of liquid.

Words from the same roots

Latinliquidus all →

liquidliquidate

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1900 A line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable liquid and below which solid and liquid are in equilibrium.

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