as in heated
melted by heat
molten metal molten lava
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Pernille ended up with a heart ring and a molten, artisanal gold band that shone against all those undulating plumes on her big day—something her toddler daughter Lizzi delighted in.
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Alice Newbold, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
Together, those shifts are causing feedback beneath the surface, affecting the fluids that move around in Earth’s molten core.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 July 2024
Many pieces of molten rock fell back to Earth, causing huge wildfires everywhere.
—Hans Sues, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Kairos Power Where similar reactors are cooled by helium gas, Hermes is cooled by molten fluoride salts circulating through the reactor.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
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Alice Newbold, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
Together, those shifts are causing feedback beneath the surface, affecting the fluids that move around in Earth’s molten core.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 July 2024
Many pieces of molten rock fell back to Earth, causing huge wildfires everywhere.
—Hans Sues, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Kairos Power Where similar reactors are cooled by helium gas, Hermes is cooled by molten fluoride salts circulating through the reactor.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
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“Molten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molten. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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