Melting

Melt·ing

Melting

n.
  1. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.

Phrases & Compounds
Melting point
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

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