Become+solid

  • 111cold test — The temperature at which an oil become solid. Generally considered to be 5ºF lower than the pour point …

    Petroleum refining glossary

  • 112lava — la|va [ˈla:və] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: Latin labes fall or lavare to wash ] hot liquid rock that flows from a ↑volcano, or this rock when it has become solid …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 113platelet — plate|let [ˈpleıtlıt] n one of the very small flat round cells in your blood that help it become solid when you bleed, so that you stop bleeding …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 114soft-boiled — adj an egg that is soft boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but the yellow part in the centre is still liquid →↑hard boiled …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 115congealable — adj. coagulable; able to become solid or rigid …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 116platelet — noun (C) one of the very small plate shaped cells in your blood that help it become solid when you bleed …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 117soft-boiled — adjective an egg that is soft boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but not the yellow part in the centre compare hard­boiled …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118discover — 1 *reveal, disclose, divulge, tell, betray Analogous words: impart, *communicate: *declare, announce, publish, advertise, proclaim 2 Discover, ascertain, determine, unearth, learn mean to find out something not previously known to one. Discover… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 119bubble */ — I UK [ˈbʌb(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms bubble : singular bubble plural bubbles 1) a ball of air or gas in a liquid Heat the milk until bubbles form around the edge of the pan. a) a ball of air or gas in a substance that has become solid …

    English dictionary

  • 120ice — I UK [aɪs] / US noun Word forms ice : singular ice plural ices *** 1) [uncountable] water that has frozen and become solid a block/lump of ice Ice was forming on the windscreen. Ice covered most of the lake. a) pieces of ice used for making… …

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