Part 6568

<h1>Liquefier</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Liq"ue*fi`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That which liquefies.</def>

<h1>Liquefy</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Liq"ue*fy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Liquefied</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Liquefying</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>liqu\'82fier</ets>, L. <ets>liquere</ets> to be liquid + <ets>facere</ets>, <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.), to make. See <er>Liquid</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.</def>

<h1>Liquefy</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Liq"ue*fy</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To become liquid.</def>

<h1>Liquescency</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Li*ques"cen*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Liquescent</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being liquescent.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Liquescent</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Li*ques"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>liquescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>liquescere</ets> to become liquid, incho. fr. <ets>liquere</ets> to be liquid.]</ety> <def>Tending to become liquid; inclined to melt to melt; melting.</def>

<h1>Liqueur</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Li`queur"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Liquor</er>.]</ety> <def>An aromatic alcoholic cordial.</def>

<note>&hand; Some <i>liqueurs</i> are prepared by infusing certain woods, fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and adding sugar, etc. Others are distilled from aromatic or flavoring agents.</note>

<h1>Liquid</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Liq"uid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>liquidus</ets>, fr. <ets>liquere</ets> to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. <ets>r\'c6</ets> to <ets>ooze</ets>, drop, <ets>l\'c6</ets> to melt.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.</def>

<blockquote>Yes, though he go upon the plane and <b>liquid</b> water which will receive no step. <i>Tyndale.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Being in such a state that the component parts move among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor a\'89riform; <as>as, <ex>liquid</ex> mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.</def> "<i>Liquid</i> melody."

<i>Crashaw.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; <as>as, <ex>l</ex> and <ex>r</ex> are <ex>liquid</ex> letters</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Fluid and transparent; <as>as, the <ex>liquid</ex> air</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Clear; definite in terms or amount.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Though the debt should be entirely <i>liquid</i>."

<i>Ayliffe.</i>

<-- 7. (Finance) the quality of being readily convertible to cash. -- said of assets, such as common stocks or bonds, tradable on a major stock exchange -->

<cs><col>Liquid glass</col>. <cd>See <cref>Soluble glass</cref>, under <er>Glass</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Liquid</h1> <Xpage=858>

<hw>Liq"uid</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not a\'89riform.</def> <-- needs a better definition: e.g. a fluid with a definite volume, but whose shape is determined by the container in which it is contained. Liquids, in contrast to gases, cannot expand indefinitely to fill an expanding container, and are only slightly compressible by application of pressure. -->