liquation

noun

li·​qua·​tion līˈkwāshən 

lə̇-, 

-āzhən

plural -s

: the process of separating a fusible substance (as a metal) from one less fusible by the application of heat

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin liquation-, liquatio, from Latin liquatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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