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Pure vs Liquefy - What's the difference?

pure | liquefy |

As a noun pure

is puree,.

As a verb liquefy is

(physics|chemistry) to make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.

pure

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
  • * (1800-1859)
  • Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records.
  • (senseid)Free of foreign material or pollutants.
  • * (Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)
  • A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy.
  • Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
  • * Bible, v. 22
  • Keep thyself pure .
  • (label) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-21, volume=411, issue=8892, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Magician’s brain , passage=The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.}}
  • (label) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
  • (label) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
  • Synonyms

    * perfect * innocent * See also

    Antonyms

    * impure, contaminated * (done for its own sake) applied

    Derived terms

    * pure finder * as pure as the driven snow

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (Liverpool) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
  • You’re pure busy.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    liquefy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * liquify

    Verb

  • (physics, chemistry) To make into a liquid, either by condensing a gas or by melting a solid.
  • * 1878 March 12, ,
  • Faraday succeeded in liquefying' a certain number of gases by compression and refrigeration, but there still remained a number that proved absolutely refractory to the most powerful agencies; hence these gases were called ''permanent''. A retired manufacturer, who at the same time is a distinguished man of science, M. Cailletet, has subdued the permanent gases, having succeeded in ' liquefying and solidifying them.
  • (cooking) To make into a liquid by mashing, such as by using a blender.
  • * 2007 , May Jideofo, Ukwa (Breadfruit Beans)'', recipe in ''Healthier Alternatives: Low Saturated Fat African Cooking and Recipes , page 38,
  • Place crayfish and fresh pepper in a blender, add small water, liquefy and cook for 20 minutes or until tender.

    Synonyms

    * (make liquid from gas) condense * (make liquid from solid) melt

    See also

    * freeze * solidify * vaporize