Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Melting

Melting , noun

Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.
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Melting point (Chemistry) , the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0° Centigrade or 32° Fahr., that of urea is 132° Centigrade. Pressure affects the melting point somewhat, and if not specified the melting point is usually taken to be at atmospheric pressure.

Melting , adjective

Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood.