\El`i*qua"tion\, n. [L. eliquatio, fr. eliquare to
clarify, strain; e + liquare to make liquid, melt.]
(Metallurgy)
The process of separating a fusible substance from one less
fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the
one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead;
liquation. --Ure.