li·quate
(lī′kwāt′)tr.v. li·quat·ed,
li·quat·ing,
li·quates To separate (the metals in an alloy) by melting the more fusible constituents while leaving the less fusible ones solid.
[Latin liquāre, liquāt-, to melt.]
li·qua′tion n.
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liquate
(ˈlaɪkweɪt) vb (Metallurgy) (often foll by: out) to separate one component of (an alloy, impure metal, or ore) by heating so that the more fusible part melts
[C17: from Latin liquāre to dissolve]
liˈquation n
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li•quate
(ˈlaɪ kweɪt)
v.t. -quat•ed, -quat•ing. to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest.
[1660–70; < Latin
liquātus, past participle of
liquāre to liquefy. See
liquid,
-ate1]
li•qua′tion (-ʃən, -ʒən) n.
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liquate
Past participle: liquated
Gerund: liquating
| Present |
|---|
| I liquate |
| you liquate |
| he/she/it liquates |
| we liquate |
| you liquate |
| they liquate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I liquated |
| you liquated |
| he/she/it liquated |
| we liquated |
| you liquated |
| they liquated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am liquating |
| you are liquating |
| he/she/it is liquating |
| we are liquating |
| you are liquating |
| they are liquating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have liquated |
| you have liquated |
| he/she/it has liquated |
| we have liquated |
| you have liquated |
| they have liquated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was liquating |
| you were liquating |
| he/she/it was liquating |
| we were liquating |
| you were liquating |
| they were liquating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had liquated |
| you had liquated |
| he/she/it had liquated |
| we had liquated |
| you had liquated |
| they had liquated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will liquate |
| you will liquate |
| he/she/it will liquate |
| we will liquate |
| you will liquate |
| they will liquate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have liquated |
| you will have liquated |
| he/she/it will have liquated |
| we will have liquated |
| you will have liquated |
| they will have liquated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be liquating |
| you will be liquating |
| he/she/it will be liquating |
| we will be liquating |
| you will be liquating |
| they will be liquating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been liquating |
| you have been liquating |
| he/she/it has been liquating |
| we have been liquating |
| you have been liquating |
| they have been liquating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been liquating |
| you will have been liquating |
| he/she/it will have been liquating |
| we will have been liquating |
| you will have been liquating |
| they will have been liquating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been liquating |
| you had been liquating |
| he/she/it had been liquating |
| we had been liquating |
| you had been liquating |
| they had been liquating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would liquate |
| you would liquate |
| he/she/it would liquate |
| we would liquate |
| you would liquate |
| they would liquate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have liquated |
| you would have liquated |
| he/she/it would have liquated |
| we would have liquated |
| you would have liquated |
| they would have liquated |
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