liquefying
present participle ofliquefy
liquefy
verb
(alsoliquify)uk/ˈlɪk.wɪ.faɪ/us/ˈlɪk.wə.faɪ/liquefyverb(SUBSTANCE)
[IorT]
to (causeagasor asolidto)changeinto aliquidform:
Gases liquefy underpressure.
To liquefy it, thegasiscooledtominus260degrees.
- After 5 or 10minutes, thesugarwillstartto liquefy andformlargechunks.
- Thebodywas sobadlydecomposedit hadstartedto liquefy.
- Liquefiednaturalgasisnaturalgasthat has been supercooled into aliquidstate.
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- evaporate
- evaporation
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- nuclear fission
- oxidize
- recondense
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- solidify
liquefyverb(MONEY)
[T]finance & economicsspecialized
tochangeanasset(= something you own such asproperty)intomoney, or into anassetthat can bechangedintomoneyeasily:
If we were to liquefy allourassetswe couldaffordanything.
- 30% of the liquefiedassetswere used torepayotherdebts.
- Financialinstitutionsaretryingto get themselveshealthyby liquefyingdistressedassetsorassetsthat aretradingat less thanparvalue.
Available and accessible
- accessibility
- accessible
- atyourcommandidiom
- availability
- available
- hand
- nothing
- offer
- on callidiom
- on demandidiom
- on handidiom
- on streamidiom
- on/aboutyourpersonidiom
- person
- release
- unlock
- unobtainable
- up for grabsidiom
- vacant
- vacant possession
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Examplesofliquefying
liquefying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Byliquefyingthe banking system, the lending practices of banks would surely not be so damaging and obstructive as they clearly are at present.
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With oil prices possibly falling in the short term, does it make sense to pour money intoliquefyingcoal?
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Scientists in this country are hopeful ofliquefyingcoal.
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It is not a process of extracting oil from coal but ofliquefyingcoal into oil.
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This means theliquefyingof about £11,000,000.
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Under the finance section of the agreement there will be set free about 900,000 paper pesos with which to carry through theliquefyingof small transactions.
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Ethane is most efficiently separated from methane byliquefyingit at cryogenic temperatures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The gases produced also cause natural liquids andliquefyingtissues to become frothy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To feed, it uses its fangs to further administer digestive enzymes,liquefyingthe prey's internal organs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The embalmers took out the brain by inserting a sharp object in the nostril, breaking through it into the brain and thenliquefyingit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He could generate sonic blasts which struck with tremendous concussive force,liquefyingor outright disintegrating targets at his highest levels of power.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A hot object such as a clothes iron is applied to the veneer,liquefyingthe underlying glue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the case of earthquakes, the shaking force can increase the pressure of shallow groundwater,liquefyingsand and silt deposits.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since the primary cost of production is the energy cost ofliquefyingthe air, the production cost will change as energy cost varies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She secretly devised a way ofliquefyingsmall amounts of the compound which she injected directly into her bloodstream.
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- source of resentment
- source of resentment
- source of satisfaction
- source of satisfaction
- source of strength
- source of strength
- source of stress
- source of support
- source of sustenance
- source of tension
- source of tension
- source of variability
- source of wealth
- source of wealth
- source of wisdom
- source of wisdom
- source reduction
- source reduction
- source separation
- source text
- source-text
- sour cherry
- sourcing
- sour cream
- sour-cream