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Meaning of molten

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

molten

Pronunciation:/ˈmɒltən//ˈmoʊltən/

verb

Definitions

  1. To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

    Example: I melted butter to make a cake.

  2. To dissolve, disperse, vanish.

    Example: His troubles melted away.

  3. To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

  4. To be discouraged.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Melted.

    Example: molten metal

  2. Made from a melted substance.

  3. Glowing red-hot.