“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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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