molten
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On Earth, the dynamo operates within the outer core, a layer of molten metal surrounded by mostly solid rock.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
Magma is a mixture of molten rock, gases, and sometimes solid crystals beneath Earth's surface.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
The raiders replicate the Etruscan technique by flinging molten gold downward in frigid air where it solidifies into microscopic beads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Getting a single crystal to grow into the shape of the blade instead isn't just a matter of cooling the molten version down slowly, the process also uses a bizarre trick called a pigtail.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Her great horsy face had turned the colour of molten lava and her eyes were glittering with fury.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing molten
Earth Science - Middle School
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