liquans

== Latin == === Etymology === Present active participle of liquō (“to melt; to strain”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈlɪ.kʷãːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈliː.kʷans] === Participle === liquāns (genitive liquantis); third-declension one-termination participle melting; liquifying filtering; straining (figuratively) clarifying; simplifying ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective.