"liquefact" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: liquefacts [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from liquefaction. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|liquefaction}} Back-formation from liquefaction Head templates: {{en-noun}} liquefact (plural liquefacts)
  1. The liquid or semiliquid that is the end-product of liquefaction.
    Sense id: en-liquefact-en-noun-Iwzbx5Vs Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 50 50

Verb

Forms: liquefacts [present, singular, third-person], liquefacting [participle, present], liquefacted [participle, past], liquefacted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from liquefaction. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|liquefaction}} Back-formation from liquefaction Head templates: {{en-verb}} liquefact (third-person singular simple present liquefacts, present participle liquefacting, simple past and past participle liquefacted)
  1. To undergo or cause to undergo liquefaction.
    Sense id: en-liquefact-en-verb-jQqnUO-w Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

Inflected forms

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