Liquefaction
[lik-wuh-fak-shuh n] /ˌlɪk wəˈfæk ʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of or making .
2.
the state of being .
n.
late 15c., from French liquéfaction, from Late Latin liquefactionem (nominative liquefactio), noun of action from past participle stem of liquefacere “to make liquid, melt” (see liquefy).
liquefaction liq·ue·fac·tion (lĭk’wə-fāk’shən)
n.
liquefaction
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