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Liquefaction

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Liquefaction may refer to:

  • Soil liquefaction, the process by which sediments are converted into suspension, as in earthquake liquefaction, quicksand, quick clay, and turbidity currents
  • Liquefaction of gases in physics, chemistry, and thermal engineering
  • Liquification, the process of making or becoming liquid (a more general term, sometimes used in place of liquefaction in the energy industry, food processing, and also in sperm maturation)
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