- molten
- molten (adj.) late 13c., from archaic pp. of O.E. meltian, a class III strong verb (see MELT (Cf. melt) (v.)).
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Molten — Mol ten, a. [See {Melt}.] 1. Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, molten iron. [1913 Webster] 2. Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of which the thing is formed;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
molten — [adj] melted fused, glowing, igneous, liquefied, smelted; concepts 250,255 … New thesaurus
molten — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (especially of metal and glass) liquefied by heat. ORIGIN archaic past participle of MELT(Cf. ↑melt) … English terms dictionary
molten — [mōlt′ n] vt., vi. [ME] archaic pp. of MELT adj. 1. melted or liquefied by heat 2. Now Rare made by being melted and cast in a mold … English World dictionary
molten — melted, molten For the adjective melted is the normal word (melted butter / melted ice / melted snow). Molten is used only of materials melted at extreme heat (molten lava / molten lead) … Modern English usage
molten — adjective a) Melted. molten wax b) made from molten substance molten rock … Wiktionary
