melt, melted, melted

Is it Melted or Molten?

"Melted" is the past tense and past participle of "melt."

"Molten" is used as an adjective in modern English to describe substances that have melted at extremely high temperatures. For example: molten glass, molten lava, molten lead.

Example sentence: The molten lead is poured into the mold.

However, "melted" can also be used as an adjective.

For substances that do not require extremely high temperatures to melt, "melted" is the appropriate adjective. For example: melted chocolate, melted cheese, melted butter, melted wax.

Example sentence: The melted chocolate was perfect for dipping strawberries.

融化, 熔化

to turn solid into liquid by heat