Liquefy

lik'we-fi, v. [-fied (-fid), -fying.] To melt, di olve esp. to melt by the sole agency of heat or caloric. — v. To become liquid. TF. liquefier, L. liquefacere, liquere Skr. to distill, ooze, to melt, di olve, E. rivulet), to be fluid, and facere, to make.] — Liq'uefi'able, a.— Liq'uefac'- tion, n. Act or operation of, or state of being, etc. — Liq'uefa'cient, -shent, n. That which serves to liquefy.— Liqualion, n. Act of melting; capacity of being melted. (Metal.) Proce of separating, by a regulated heat, an easily fusible metal from one le fusible.— Liques'cent, -kwes's ent, a. Tending to become liquid; inclined to melt; melting. [L. liquescens, p. pr. of Hquescere, incept, of liquere, to be liquid.] — Liq'uid, -wid, a. Having liquidity; fluid eve, tSrm in, ice odd, tone, 6r 345 LIQUORICE 327 flowing smoothly or easily; sounding agreeably to the ear; pronounoed without harshne . — n. A 'substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pre ure and retain no definite form; a fluid not aeriform. (Oram.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute, — in Eng., m, n, [F. liqukle, L. liquidus, f liquere.] — Liq'uidam'bar, -ber, n. A genus of trees growing in tropical regions, several species of which produce a transparent, balsamic liquid resin; the resin itself: the inspi ated Amer. resin is copal, and the Oriental storax. — Liq'uidate, -wY-dat, To make liquid; to clear from obscurity; to ascertain the precise amount of; to set adjust, pay. [XL. liquid are, -datum, to make clear.] — Liquid a'tion, n. Act of, etc.; esp. of adjusting debts. — Liquidity, -Y-tT, n. State of being liquid; fluidity; quality of being smooth and flowing; agreeablene of sound. — Liq'uor, lik'er, n. Any liquid or fluid substance; esp. alcoholic or spirituous fluid, distilled or fermented; a decoction, solution, or tincture. [L., liquere.) — Liqueur, le-ker', n. A delicate preparation of distilled spirits, usually flavored with fruits and aromatic substances. [F.] liquorice. See Licorice.