LIQUEFACTION

n. process of causing to become liquid, transformation into a liquid

Liquefaction may refer to:Soil liquefaction, the process by which sediments become suspendedEarthquake liquefaction, soil liquefaction as the result of an earthquakeLiquefaction of gases in physics, chemistry, and thermal engineeringLiquification, the general process of becoming liquid
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Noun
1. the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
(hypernym) phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
(hyponym) dissolving, dissolution
(derivation) liquefy

n. liquefaction, process of causing to become liquid, transformation into a liquid

(n.)
The state of being liquid.
  

(n.)
The act, process, or method, of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid by means of cold or pressure; as, the liquefaction of oxygen or hydrogen.
  

(n.)
The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; especially, the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the sole agency of heat.