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To: Jamestown1630

Yes. Melted/molten. I struggled briefly with the choice of adjective there. Settled on “molten.” I think that they are synonymous...

molten
[ mohl-tn ]
adjective
liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted:
molten lead.

melt

See synonyms for: melt / melted / melting / molten on
verb (used without object), melt·ed, melt·ed or mol·ten [mohl-tn], melt·ing.
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.


29 posted on 03/17/2022 5:47:05 PM PDT by Rio
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To: Rio

I think most English speakers think of the effects of actual fire on a material, when they hear ‘molten’.


32 posted on 03/17/2022 6:13:42 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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