Liquefiable: meaning, definitions and examples

Use this word when referring to substances that can be turned into a liquid form, typically under specific conditions such as temperature or pressure.

• Natural gas is liquefiable at extremely low temperatures.
• Certain types of plastics are liquefiable when heated.

Used for substances that can be melted by heat, transitioning from a solid to a liquid state.

• Chocolate is highly meltable, especially on a hot day.
• The ice turned out to be quickly meltable in the sun.

Appropriate when talking about substances that can be dissolved in a liquid, commonly water.

• The sugar is easily dissolvable in hot tea.
• Some medications come in a dissolvable tablet form.

General term for any substance that flows and takes the shape of its container, such as liquids and gases.

• Water and oil are both fluids.
• He moved with a fluid grace.

Used to describe something that can be converted into a liquid, especially through heating.

• Certain gases are liquefiable under high pressure
• Wax is liquefiable when heated

Describes a substance that can be dissolved in a solvent, especially in water.

• Salt is highly soluble in water
• Sugar is soluble in tea or coffee

An alternative spelling to 'liquefiable', used less frequently but with the same meaning.

• Whether it's liquifiable or not depends on its chemical properties
• Ice cream is easily liquifiable on a sunny day

Describes substances that can be melted, typically through heating, commonly used for solids turning into liquid.

• Chocolate is very melt-able, so keep it out of the sun
• This metal is melt-able at a high temperature