- past participle of melt.
molten
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Magma is a mixture of molten rock, gases, and sometimes solid crystals beneath Earth's surface.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
The raiders replicate the Etruscan technique by flinging molten gold downward in frigid air where it solidifies into microscopic beads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
This is because each molten blade would naturally cool into a solid object consisting of many small grains of metal alloy, all jumbled together.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Getting a single crystal to grow into the shape of the blade instead isn't just a matter of cooling the molten version down slowly, the process also uses a bizarre trick called a pigtail.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
On the distant horizon, Kyle could see a volcano spewing molten lava.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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Earth Science - High School
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