molten vs melted :

molten or melted

“Molten” is now usually used of hard materials liquified by very high heat, like lava, glass, and lead. Most other substances are “melted,” though some people like to refer to “molten cheese” and a popular dessert is called “molten chocolate cake,” perhaps to emphasize its gooey, lava-like character.

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Definitions
  molten
  • v  reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
  • v  become or cause to become soft or liquid
  • v  become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
  • v  lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
  • v  become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  • v  become less intense and fade away gradually
  • s  reduced to liquid form by heating
    a mass of molten rock
  melted
  • v  reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
    The wax melted in the sun
  • v  become or cause to become soft or liquid
    The sun melted the ice
    the ice cream melted
    The heat melted the wax
  • v  become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
  • v  lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
  • v  become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  • v  become less intense and fade away gradually
    her resistance melted under his charm
  • a  changed from a solid to a liquid state
    rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow
News & Articles
  molten
  • Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition and Orbit
    Scientists say a giant impact knocked off the raw ingredients for the moon off the primitive molten Earth and into orbit. SPACE.com has an overview of Earth’s Moon, including its composition and orbit.
    June 21, 2013 - SPACE.com
  • Justin Bieber: Paps, Cats, And Security Video Gaps
    Justin Bieber’s life, a molten mix of paparazzo dodging, supercar driving, touring and, of late, police investigations — now has a cat in it. More on that below. So, to the first of these. The latest frenzied event to assail the 19-year-old took place at around 11:45 pm on Monday night when the singer struck... Read more » Justin Bieber: Paps, Cats, And Security Video Gaps is a post from: The ...
    June 18, 2013 - The Inquisitr
  • Man Runs Up Molten Lava Hill [Video]
    A video has recently been uploaded to LiveLeak, though it’s also available on YouTube, that shows a man running up a hill of molten lava. The unusual thing is, although the man is performing a pretty impressive feat, it’s a relatively simple video – there’s no additional music or commentary that you can expect to [...] Man Runs Up Molten Lava Hill [Video] is a post from: The Inquisitr
    June 15, 2013 - The Inquisitr
  melted
  • Fire damages East Johnson Street home (video, story)
    The Fond du Lac Communications Center received a call at 9:55 p.m. of a fire in the rear of a building at 111 E. Johnson St. on Thursday night. A fire "extensively" melted the vinyl siding in the rear of the home, and destroyed a garbage and a recycling tote, Fond du Lac Fire Department Chief Peter O'Leary said.
    June 14, 2013 - Fond du Lac Reporter
  • Louisa business deal heads deep south
    The ice has melted on Project Ice Water, the code name economic development officials used when referring to FEUER Powertrain of Nordhauser, Germany, the third largest privately- held crankshaft manufacturing plant in the world.
    June 13, 2013 - The Central Virginian
  • Louisa business deal heads deep south
    The ice has melted on Project Ice Water, the code name economic development officials used when referring to FEUER Powertrain of Nordhauser, Germany, the third largest privately- held crankshaft manufacturing plant in the world.
    June 13, 2013 - The Central Virginian