liquefacient

liquefacient
\\|likwə̇|fāshənt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Latin liquefacient-, liquefaciens, present participle of liquefacere to liquefy, from liquēre to be fluid + facere to make — more at liquid, do
: something that serves to liquefy or to promote liquefaction

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/lik'weuh fay"sheuhnt/, n.
something that liquefies or promotes liquefaction.
[1850-55; < L liquefacient- (s. of liquefaciens, prp. of liquefacere to LIQUEFY), equiv. to lique- (s. of liquere to be liquid) + -facient -FACIENT]

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liquefacient /-fāˈshənt/ noun and adjective
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Main Entry:liquefy

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liquefacient, a. and n.
(lɪkwɪˈfeɪʃ(ɪ)ənt)
[ad. L. liquefacient-em, pr. pple. of liquefacĕre to liquefy: see -facient.]
a. adj. ‘Making liquid’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889). b. n. Something which serves to liquefy; spec. in Med., an agent (such as mercury and iodine) supposed to have the power of liquefying solid deposits (Dunglison Med. Lex. 1853). Also, an agent which increases the amount of fluid secretions (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1889).

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