LIQUATION

Noun

liquation (countable and uncountable, plural liquations)

(metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.

Source: Wiktionary


Li*qua"tion, n. Etym: [L. liquatio: cf. F. liquation.]

1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; also, the capacity of becoming liquid.

2. (Metal.)

Definition: The process of separating, by heat, an easily fusible metal from one less fusible; eliquation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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