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Definitions for: Liquefaction [n] the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
Webster (1913) Definition: Liq`ue*fac"tion (-f[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
liquefactio: cf. F. liqu['e]faction. See Liquefy.]
1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid;
especially, the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the
sole agency of heat.
2. The state of being liquid.
3. (Chem. Physics) The act, process, or method, of reducing a
gas or vapor to a liquid by means of cold or pressure; as,
the liquefaction of oxygen or hydrogen.
See Also: dissolution, dissolving, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change
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