Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which liquefies or serves to liquefy; in medicine, an agent, as mercury or iodine, used to produce liquefaction of solid depositions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which serves to liquefy.
- noun (Med.) An agent, as mercury, iodine, etc., which promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the secretions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which serves to
liquefy . - noun medicine, obsolete Any
agent , such asmercury ,iodine , etc., that promotes the liquefying processes of the system, and increases thesecretions .
Etymologies
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Latin liquefaciens, present participle of liquefacere. See liquefy.
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Examples
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She saw that a bamboo shoot had grown into the glass, pressed into the liquefacient surface like a specimen in a microscope plate.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
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She saw that a bamboo shoot had grown into the glass, pressed into the liquefacient surface like a specimen in a microscope plate.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
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She saw that a bamboo shoot had grown into the glass, pressed into the liquefacient surface like a specimen in a microscope plate.
The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith 2006
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