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Molten

/ˈmɒltən/

To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

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📖 Definitions of "Molten"

verb

1
To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
"I melted butter to make a cake."
2
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
"His troubles melted away."
3
To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
4
To be discouraged.

adjective

1
Melted.
"molten metal"
2
Made from a melted substance.
3
Glowing red-hot.

🔄 Synonyms of "Molten"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
melted	Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
liquified	Converted into a liquid state.
liquefied	Alternative spelling of liquified. [Converted into a liquid state.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Molten"

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Word	Definition
melted	Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.
liquified	Converted into a liquid state.
liquefied	Alternative spelling of liquified. [Converted into a liquid state.]
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
meltingnoun	The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.
meltnoun	Molten material, the product of melting.
fused	Joined together by fusing
die-castnoun	A model or object made by this technique.
smeltingnoun	(metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.
fluidnoun	A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
fusenoun	(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
lavanoun	The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
fusionnoun	The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
blown	Distended, swollen, or inflated.
castnoun	An act of throwing.
grilled	Cooked on a grill.
amalgamationnoun	The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
mergingnoun	The act, or the result, of being merged.
mergernoun	(economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
oncenoun	(fandom slang) A fan of the Korean girl band Twice.