molten

adjective

Definition of moltennext
as in heated
melted by heat molten metal molten lava

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Recent Examples of molten According to the University, Shao is examining the possibility of turning nuclear waste into a fuel using a thorium molten salt reactor under this project. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 Rather than dealing with molten salts and potential phase transition, 247Solar heats up ceramic pellets roughly the size of a golf ball. — ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 Tiny droplets of the molten tin are fired out of a cannon into a vacuum chamber, where they are shot—sixty thousand times a second—by unerring lasers. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Each color change requires it to unload one filament, load another and purge the remaining molten plastic. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for molten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molten
  1. heated
  2. igneous
  3. boiling
  4. superheated
  5. seething
  6. white-hot
  7. sizzling
  8. red
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  • Palace Wellness is similarly substantial, with a 25-metre indoor infinity pool and a heated outdoor pool overlooking the lake and mountains.
    — Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Spa Kindred Spa is outfitted with two oversized hot tubs, a heated pool—with excellent views of the ski area—a serene lounge, three treatment rooms, and a beauty salon.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of heated
Adjective
  • Instead, the rover found igneous rocks that originally formed from molten material deep underground or through volcanic activity.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Such metals are commonly used as industrial catalysts today—and all occur in the minerals of hydrothermal vents, where a process called serpentinization converts igneous rocks from volcanism to metamorphic rocks.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of igneous
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of boiling
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  • Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Marzocchi says the data suggest that, for now, the tremors are more the result of gases pushing superheated water up through the earth, rather than magma rising.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
Definition of superheated
Adjective
  • All were toothy, seething numbers, and all were terrifically fun.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But after 90-plus minutes against Cape Verde on Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium, the smiles turned to seething expressions and consternation.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Definition of seething
Adjective
  • The white-hot brightness of Diana’s spotlight also ensnared her brother, Charles Spencer.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The white-hot center of the college football world But Kiffin’s departure turned this into more than a game.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of white-hot
Adjective
  • As for capital spending, investors are eagerly awaiting the figure among all the hyperscalers as the sizzling race for AI compute has pressed companies to splash out $2 trillion in two years.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This week's quiz spotlights a Brooklyn shopping dispute and sizzling swimsuit moments.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sizzling
Adjective
  • Miller’s calculated the percentage chance that all 35 seats in play will go blue or red virtually in real time.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Tiguan gets one-pedal driving and Volkswagen's new Connected Travel Assist system, which can help with lane changes on highways and bring the SUV to a stop at red traffic lights.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molten. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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