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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.

Melting point

(Chem.)

the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses;

as, the

melting point

of ice is 0° Centigrade or 32° Fahr., that of urea is 132° Centigrade

. Pressure affects the melting point somewhat, and if not specified the melting point is usually taken to be at atmospheric pressure.

Adj.

Causing to melt; becoming melted; – used literally or figuratively;

as, a

melting

heat; a

melting

appeal; a

melting

mood

–

Melt′ing-ly

adv.

ppr.

Dissolving; liquefying; softening; discouraging.

a. Tending to soften; softening into tenderness; as melting eloquence.

Noun.

The act of softening; the act of rendering tender.