molten
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Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
A molten surface ocean could move some heat, but without an atmosphere, the nightside would likely remain solid, limiting heat transfer.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
One explanation is a balance between the planet's molten interior and its atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, as they are known, shoot lasers into molten tin to create EUV light, which doesn’t exist naturally on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
The thought sent molten geysers of fury pulsing through his veins.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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