molten

UK: /ˈməʊlt^ən/ US: /ˈmoʊltən/ ,(mōl′tn)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mol•ten /ˈmoʊltən/   v. 

1. a pp. of melt.

adj. 

2. liquefied by heat:
   molten rocks pouring from the volcano.
3. produced by melting and casting:
   a molten image.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mol•ten  (mōl′tn), v. 

1. a pp. of melt. 

adj. 

2. liquefied by heat;
   in a state of fusion;
   melted:
   molten lead.
3. produced by melting and casting:
   a molten image.

• 1250–1300; Middle English; old past participle of melt¹

mol′ten•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

molten / ˈməʊlt^ən/ adjective

1. liquefied; melted
2. made by having been melted: molten casts

verb

1. the past participle of melt