molten

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Instead of relying on harsh chemicals, it starts with solid materials called MAX phases and uses molten salts along with iodine vapor to form MXene sheets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Roughly 3000 km below the surface, a vast ocean of molten, churning liquid iron fills the outer core.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

When my spoon broke through the wobbly layer of cheesy bread and resurfaced all gooey and molten, the winter suddenly didn’t seem so bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

It's unclear what started the fires, but to put them out, workers had to remove tonnes of "molten lava" from deep below the surface.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

The Current of Faith reached the city at dusk, when the sun was a globe of molten glass sinking into the black water.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee