What's the difference between liquefy and solidify?

Liquefy


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt; to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat.
  • (v. i.) To become liquid.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) About 35 million were egg-laying hens that provided 80% of the eggs for the breaker market – eggs broken then liquefied, dried or frozen to be used in processed foods like mayonnaise and pancake mixes, or sold to bakeries to make cakes, cookies and other products.
  • (2) The BBMs between Bosch and Rodriguez include references to code names for numerous banned substances, such as: Gummies (troches containing testosterone); Pink Food or Pink Cream (a transdermal cream containing testosterone); Blue or PM Cream (a transdermal cream containing testosterone); Liquid Soup or Red Liquid (a melted or liquefied form of a troche containing testosterone); and Cojete or Rocket (a subcutaneous syringe containing, among other things IGF­1, [insulin growth factor].
  • (3) Results of the demonstration tests show that the system, which uses liquefied propane, successfully removed PCBs from contaminated sediments in New Bedford Harbor.
  • (4) These results indicate that if a clot in the subdural space causes the formation of neomembrane, and excessive fibrinolysis occurs, the subdural clot would not only liquefy, but also enlarge by continuous hemorrhage from the neomembrane.
  • (5) The vitreous between and above the vitreous-retinal attachments is always liquefied and structureless.
  • (6) Copper IUDs work by causing a general inflammatory response, reducing implantation, and by liquefying endometrial mucopolysaccharides thereby decreasing sperm transport and metabolism.
  • (7) The mechanism proposed for the passage of ghost cells to the anterior chamber is through a defect in the anterior hyaloid face, created as the vitreous liquefies and degenerates.
  • (8) It was not differentiated from C. perfringens in the nitrite motility test, but could be distinguished by its inability to liquefy gelatin.
  • (9) The lowest level of amylase did not alter these parameters significantly and was sufficient to liquefy 80 per cent of the viscous semen samples.
  • (10) Read more Reputex says the detailed rules confirm none of Australia’s top 20 emitting facilities – including brown coal-fired power stations Loy Yang A and B and Hazelwood, and new liquefied natural gas processing facilities such as Wheatstone, Gorgon, Itchys and Pluto – will be forced to reduce emissions.
  • (11) In addition, pepsin or pancrex V could be used to liquefy solidified feed.
  • (12) In inactive cases, the vitreous was often liquefied.
  • (13) He points out that if all the CO2 that is likely to be pumped into the air over the next 20 years were captured and liquefied it would fill Lake Michigan.
  • (14) It was found that the parts of the ejaculate taking more time to liquefy possessed higher concentration of protein than those of the parts liquefied earlier, a relation also appeared to exist with the whole ejaculates.
  • (15) It consists of drilling three or four small holes into the paraffin block, sealing this block at the extremity of a glass holder and, from the other extremity of the holder attached to a rubber hose, aspirating a liquefied mixture of charcoal-paraffin to fill these cylindrical holes.
  • (16) If you handle the butter too much with warm hands, it will liquefy.
  • (17) The source of the emboli was apparently a localized liquefying hematoma with necrotic muscle and fat in the left retroperitoneal space.
  • (18) Aliquots of the liquefying seminal fluid were removed at specific time points and further liquefaction inhibited with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS).
  • (19) In supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), the mobile phase is a gas (e.g., carbon dioxide) maintained at its supercritical state--that is, above its critical temperature and pressure, above which it cannot be liquefied even with further increases in applied pressure.
  • (20) Human ejaculates after collecting as a whole, were almost equally divided into five fractions through liquefaction known vesicular, prostatic and testicular components were measured in these subsequently liquefied fractions.

Solidify


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make solid or compact.
  • (v. i.) To become solid; to harden.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The binding of radioidinated cholera toxin on its solidified antibody was inhibitable by unlabeled cholera toxin and cholera toxin antibody.
  • (2) We’d been working in Atlantic City, four in the afternoon to four in the morning, six sets, opening for everybody that came through – the Emotions, Bill Withers, the Pointer Sisters – and they were all really encouraging: “You girls are really good, you should stick with it.” That kind of solidified our desire to continue, but our record company, Atlantic, didn’t quite know what to do with us.
  • (3) No growth of Coccidioides immitis occurred when fluid from infected tissue or arthrospores suspended in distilled water were plated on the surface of Sabouraud medium, solidified with refined agar, and containing 20 mg of polymyxin B per liter.
  • (4) (China is currently embarked on a major space programme which is seen as crucial in solidifying its superpower status.)
  • (5) On involvement with the guru and a new 'family,' the experienced increased well-being and periods of bliss, and their acceptance of mystic Hindu beliefs was solidified.
  • (6) The mixture of alpha-aminopropionitrile and alpha, alpha'-iminodipropionitrile polymerized to solidify almost at the temperature near 0 degrees C during 8 years.
  • (7) Cyanoacrylic ester solidifies immediately after injection, leading to a hardened body which fills the renal pelvis, ureters and also the renal vessels.
  • (8) Colonies of U. hordei and S. cerevisiae removed from the surface of agar-solidified media and prepared for PFGE by this abbreviated method also yield well resolved karyotypes.
  • (9) The influence of iron concentration in Sauton's medium solidified with agar on the type of colonies of BCG-Poland substrains, BCG-Rio de Janeiro, BCG-France, BCG-Denmark and BCG-Japan substrains has been examined.
  • (10) Greater cracking susceptibility was interpreted by considering that these eutectics solidified at solidification temperatures far lower than the nominal solidus.
  • (11) If he is only thinking in terms of 10 years, now is the time to solidify the country and he thinks he knows how to do it.” Yet for all Xi’s apparent muscle – one academic has dubbed him the Chairman of Everything – not everyone is convinced by the growing legend of Xi Dada.
  • (12) Swarmer cell genes, laf, are induced when V. parahaemolyticus is grown on the surface of solidified media, embedded in solidified media, suspended in viscous media, or agglutinated with antibody in liquid media.
  • (13) Israeli peace activists say the intention is to solidify Israel's claim to all of Jerusalem and to minimise the amount of the city ceded to an independent Palestine.
  • (14) They did also acquire Fernando Rodney to close and solidify the bullpen , and bring in Logan Morrison from Miami to possibly DH and Corey Hart to play the outfield - so they’ll score more runs than the previous season, which would mark an improvement in run scoring for a sixth consecutive year, and that is progress I suppose.
  • (15) Inevitably, this material is used to solidify all of the Earth’s oceans.
  • (16) Koh Yu-hwan of Dongguk University in Seoul said: "Jang Song-taek is a person who at one point Kim Jongun had to cut out as he solidifies his own power structure … I think the young elite had Kim get rid of Jang, meaning that he will rule without a guardian."
  • (17) Plaques were produced only with suitable solidifying agents: purified agar (Ionagar, Agarose) or methylcellulose.
  • (18) In this study the fragmented smear preparation was treated with Pro-Texx, which penetrated, impregnated and solidified the full thickness of the pieces of the smear, enabling them to be lifted from the pieces of the broken slide.
  • (19) In addition, pepsin or pancrex V could be used to liquefy solidified feed.
  • (20) He had been led to believe that he would have a White House meeting with Trump, which would solidify his standing in the continuing conflict with eastern Ukraine separatists and their Moscow backers.