molten

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This flipping is thought to be driven by the "dynamo action" of molten iron circulating in Earth's core, which generates electrical currents and magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Their findings suggest that L 98-59 d has a mantle made of molten silicate, similar to lava on Earth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 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

This suggested that as the molten Earth had cooled, it had become wrinkled in the manner of a baked apple, creating ocean basins and mountain ranges.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson