… the molten sunlight of warm skies …—T. B. Costain
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obsolete: made by melting and casting
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Part of that use is simply imparting energy into a blanket of molten salt that surrounds the fusion chamber.—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 Start with the warm gougères, airy choux puffs with a molten brie center that arrive drizzled with honey and dusted with parmesan.—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026 The chocolatey, ooey, gooey molten cake is filled with sweet, tart raspberries for the perfect bite.—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 The molten iron could then be fed into the facility’s existing basic oxygen furnaces to create steel, according to GARD.—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for molten
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Etymology
Middle English, from past participle of melten to melt