molten
Americanverb
adjective
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liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted.
molten lead.
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produced by melting and casting.
a molten image.
adjective
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liquefied; melted
molten lead
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made by having been melted
molten casts
verb
Other Word Forms
- moltenly adverb
- supermolten adjective
- unmolten adjective
Etymology
Origin of molten
1250–1300; Middle English; old past participle of melt 1
Example Sentences
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Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, as they are known, shoot lasers into molten tin to create EUV light, which doesn’t exist naturally on earth.
Roughly 3000 km below the surface, a vast ocean of molten, churning liquid iron fills the outer core.
From Science Daily
Known as a mantle plume, this steady column of molten rock originates far below the surface.
From Science Daily
The mantle lies between the planet's thin outer crust and its molten core.
From Science Daily
When my spoon broke through the wobbly layer of cheesy bread and resurfaced all gooey and molten, the winter suddenly didn’t seem so bad.
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