liquefact
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The liquid or semiliquid that is the end-product of liquefaction.
verb
To undergo or cause to undergo liquefaction.
Example Sentences
- "Acid liquefaction results in complete gelatinization, thinning, and a liquefact that can be easily filtered."
- "Maltose syrups, obtained by -amylase action on starch liquefacts, are suitable in fermentations, where a glucose repression effect is active, as is the case in several antibiotic fermentations."
- "Also provided is a method of making a saccharide (e.g., maltotetraose) syrup, comprising adding a PS4 variant or a composition comprising the variant to a starch liquefact and saccharifying the starch liquefact to form the saccharide syrup."
- "In its biochemical aspect the Bacillus has strongly marked proteolytic and weak glicolytic properties. It liquefacts gelatin and serum albumine."
- "When ground has liquefacted, it then moves in such a way as to crack foundations and roads, break underground pipes, and move and tilt houses and buildings."
- "Under pressure from subsequent sedimentation and other geological events, the bacterial corpses cooked, compressed and liquefacted, changing their chemical qualities."
Etymology
Back-formation from liquefaction.