Reliquefying

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of converting a material that has solidified back into its liquid form occurs during the process of reverting a substance to its fluid state
2. This involves changing a solid object into a liquid again, essentially reversing its solidification process
3. The process of transforming a solid substance into liquid form once more

Etymology: "Reliquefying" is the present participle of "reliquefy," which is formed by adding the prefix re- (meaning "again") to "liquefy." The word therefore describes the act of making something liquid once more after it has solidified or been turned into a gas or other state. The base word "liquefy" comes from Latin "liquefacere," combining "liquere" (to be fluid) and "facere" (to make), so that "liquefy" literally means "to make fluid." Adding re- gives the sense of returning a substance to that fluid state, as when frozen water is thawed or a solidified fat is melted back down.

Synonyms: liquefying again, re-melting