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melting, thaw, thawing

n. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

melt

v. lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"

mellow, grow mellow, grow more mellow

v. make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

thaw, unfreeze, unthaw

v. become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"

run, melt down

v. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"

fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction

n. a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

decay, decompose, disintegrate

v. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

decay, decompose, disintegrate

v. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

soften, become soft, become softer

v. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

warm up, warm, get warm

v. get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"

disintegrate, break into parts

v. break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"

decay, decompose, disintegrate

v. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

freeze, freezing

n. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

solidify, make more solid, make solid, cause to solidify

v. make solid or more solid; cause to solidify

split, split up, separate, divide, dissever, carve up

v. separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

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