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molten

/ˈmoʊltən/verb, adjective2 syllables

Molten means: become or cause to become soft or liquid.

Synonyms for molten19

verb, as in become or cause to become soft or liquid

dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt

verb, as in reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

melt, run, melt down, bleed

verb, as in become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

mellow, melt, mellow out

verb, as in become less intense and fade away gradually

melt, disappear, evaporate

verb, as in lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually

melt, meld

verb, as in become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

fade, melt

adjective, as in reduced to liquid form by heating

liquefied, liquified, melted, liquid

What does molten mean?7

verb

1

become or cause to become soft or liquid“The sun melted the ice”

2

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating“melt butter”

3

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial“With age, he mellowed”

4

become less intense and fade away gradually“her resistance melted under his charm”

5

lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually“Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene”

6

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly“The scene begins to fade”

adjective

1

reduced to liquid form by heating“a mass of molten rock”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Molten in a sentence

  • Earth has a core of molten iron-nickel.Hybrid
  • She poured the molten lead into a funnel.AlanF_US
  • Earth has a core of molten iron and nickel.AlanF_US
  • This is a can of molten mutton fat.Amastan
  • The crane accidentally dropped the pot of molten metal.shekitten
  • On the moon Io, a volcano erupted, spewing molten lava and sulfurous gases.nonong
  • Earth’s magnetosphere is created by the constantly moving molten metal inside Earth.Hybrid
  • In a heat exchanger, the molten salt turns water into steam for turbines that turn electrical generators.Cangarejo

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