molten gold

Melted precious metal

Molten gold is gold heated to its liquid state—over 1,900°F.

The phrase appears literally in metallurgy and jewelry-making, but more often figuratively to describe anything with the rich, glowing quality of liquid gold: Molten gold poured through the clouds at sunset.

The image suggests warmth, luminosity, and fluid movement.

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forge · lost wax · smelting · radiant · flowing · incandescent · precious · alchemist · ore · ingot · smithy · luminous · treasure · Midas touch · shimmering · heat · glowing embers · furnace

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Opposites
physical state

molten goldsolid gold

Entirely of precious yellow metal

gold ingot · gold bar · gold bullion · gold nugget · gold coin

temperature

molten goldice

Water's solid form

liquid nitrogen · cold steel · permafrost · ice cold · glacier

value/preciousness

molten goldmolten lead

Liquefied heavy metallic element

liquid waste · sewage · molten iron · dross · base metal

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G