Liq`ue*fac"tion (?), n. [L. liquefactio: cf. F. liqu'efaction. See Liquefy.]
1.
The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; especially, the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the sole agency of heat.
2.
The state of being liquid.
3. Chem. Physics
The act, process, or method, of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid by cold or pressure; as, the liquefaction of oxygen or hydrogen.
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