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molten

[mohl-tn]

verb

  1. a past participle of melt.



adjective

  1. liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted.

    molten lead.

  2. produced by melting and casting.

    a molten image.

molten

/ ˈəʊə /

adjective

  1. liquefied; melted

    molten lead

  2. made by having been melted

    molten casts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. the past participle of melt

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • moltenly adverb
  • supermolten adjective
  • unmolten adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of molten1

1250–1300; Middle English; old past participle of melt 1
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At the same time, however, Bush sought to address some of the underlying issues — the racist history of the LAPD, chief among them — that festered for decades before exploding into molten rage.

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An industry source told BBC Wales doing so would be impossible with the structures containing hundreds of tonnes of solidified molten iron.

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“Those fruity juices, plus olive oil and honey, yield a ruby syrup perfect for spooning over molten cheese,” Laperruque added.

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The outermost layer of the lava flow will almost immediately cool and form a crust, but the interior of the lava flow can remain molten for a time, Chadwick said.

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An eighth-house Venus observes obsessively, carefully choosing to whom it will reveal itself, for underneath lies a near-infinite well of molten passion.

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