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molten.

Melted, especially due to great heat

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɒltən/UK/ˈməʊltən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmoʊltən/General-American

  1. Melted, especially due to great heat

    molten metal, wax, rock

  2. Made from a melted substance.

  3. Glowing red-hot.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen.

verb/ˈmɒltən/UK/ˈməʊltən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmoʊltən/General-American

  1. past participle of melt

    archaic · form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen.

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