schmilzt

Schmilzt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb schmelzen. Schmelzen means to melt, the physical process by which a solid substance changes into a liquid when heat is applied. The term is used across physics, chemistry, cooking, metallurgy, and everyday language to describe melting phenomena such as ice, wax, chocolate, or metals.

Schmilzt describes an ongoing melting process with a singular subject. For example: Das Eis schmilzt im Sonnenlicht. In German, the verb is typically intransitive when referring to a solid becoming liquid; the energy input is often described in terms of heat or latent heat of fusion. The related noun for the process is das Schmelzen, and the resulting liquid state can be described as der Schmelz or simply als Flüssigkeit, depending on context.

Past forms and perfect tense: The simple past of schmelzen is schmolz (du schmolzest, er schmolz, etc.). The past participle is geschmolzen. In perfect tenses the auxiliary is usually ist geschmolzen for intransitive usage, as in Der Eiswürfel ist geschmolzen.

Etymology and related forms: The verb has Germanic roots and cognates include Dutch smelten and English melt. In German, the prefix sch- and the root mel- reflect historical phonology of the language. Related terms include Schmelzen (the act of melting) and Schmelzpunkt (melting point), which denote the temperature at which a solid begins to liquefy.

See also: Schmelze (molten material) and Schmelztiegel (melting crucible).