Reliquefied

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. The transformation of a previously solid substance back into liquid form occurs when heat is applied
2. A material is considered to have regained its liquid state after it has melted from being solid
3. Changed back from solid to liquid by melting or thawing

Etymology: "Reliquefied" is the past form of "reliquefy," which is simply "liquefy" with the prefix "re-" added, meaning "to liquefy again." Liquefy itself comes from the Latin "liquefacere," combining "liquere" (to be liquid) and "facere" (to make), so the whole chain amounts to making something liquid once more after it has solidified or turned to vapour. The prefix does the work here. "Re-" in English attaches freely to verbs of change, so a substance that has frozen, set, or dried can be liquefied again in the same way it was first liquefied. The participle "reliquefied" therefore describes a material that has already passed through the liquid state, returned to another form, and been made liquid a second time.

Synonyms: melted, liquefied

Antonyms: solidified