Deliquesce

[,deli'kwes]

Definition

(verb.) melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; 'this type of salt deliquesces easily'.

(verb.) melt away in the process of decay; 'The fungi eventually deliquesced'.

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Definition

(v. i.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.

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Definition

v.i. to melt and become liquid by absorbing moisture as certain salts &c.—v.i. and v.t. Del′iquate Deliq′uiate to melt.—ns. Deliques′cence Deliquiā′tion.—adj. Deliques′cent liquefying in the air.

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