remelt

R1E1M3E1L1T1

verb

To melt again.

OriginEnglish melt ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbremelt (third-person singular simple present remelts, present participle remelting, simple past and past participle remelted)

present singular third person remelts · participle present remelting · participle past remelted · past remelted

  1. To melt again.

    The next stage is remelting: the affined sugar is dissolved in hot water and the syrup formed is made alkaline by adding milk of lime.

    2016, Romain Jeantet, Thomas Croguennec, Pierre Schuck, Handbook of Food Science and Technology 3, page 360

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishmelt
  7. Englishremelt

From re- + melt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

melter
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APA

remelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remelt

MLA

“remelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remelt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remelt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remelt.

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