Melt"ing a. Causing
to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. --
Melt"ing*ly, adv.
Melt"ing , n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.
Melting point
(Chem.), the degree
of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the
melting point of ice is 0°
Centigrade or 32°
Fahr., that of urea is 132° Centigrade. -- Melting pot, a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.
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