| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ELIQUATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Eliquation \El`i*qua"tion\, noun. [Latin expression eliquatio, from eliquare to clarify, strain; liquare to make liquid, melt.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ELIQUATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In chimistry, the operation by which a more fusible substance is separated from one that is less so, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other; as an alloy of copper and lead. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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