liquescent

adjective

li·ques·cent li-ˈkwe-sᵊnt

: being or tending to become liquid : melting

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Piles of dead and liquescent bats seemed a bad sign, potentially invalidating the hypothesis that Rousettus aegyptiacus might be a reservoir host of Marburg. —

David Quammen, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2012

Word History

Etymology

Latin liquescent-, liquescens, present participle of liquescere to become fluid, inchoative of liquēre

First Known Use

circa 1727, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of liquescent was circa 1727

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“Liquescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquescent. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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