Synonyms for molten


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mohl-tn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊl tn


Définition of molten

Origin :
  • late 13c., from archaic past participle of Old English meltian, a class III strong verb (see melt (v.)).
  • adj melted
Example sentences :
  • In a moment the cast drops like a breath on the molten silver.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Where it had been was only blackness and the dying glow of molten rock.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He felt it slipping down into his empty stomach, like a steam of molten lead.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • These are mixed while in a molten condition, and are then allowed to cool.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • His black hair, with the sunset full upon it, was like molten bronze.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • Molten mercury, pure and rich, is found in the crevices of the rocks.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 » by Various
  • And his molten ponderings kept alight the fires in his face.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • His blood turned to fire, and the hand of Death that smote him was as a hand of molten lead.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang
  • Through the trees the waters of the bay glinted like molten silver.
  • Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace
  • Every drop fell heavy and burning as molten lead on my conscience.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz

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