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1. (v.i.) deliquesce
to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts.
2. deliquesce
to melt away.
3. deliquesce
Bot.
4. deliquesce
to form many small divisions or branches.
5. deliquesce
to become liquid in the course of maturity, as certain fungi.
Etymology: (1750–60; < L dēliquēscere to become liquid =dē-de - +liquēscere; see liquescent)
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1. (verb) deliquesce
melt away in the process of decay
"The fungi eventually deliquesced"
2. (verb) deliquesce
melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
"this type of salt deliquesces easily"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) deliquesce
to dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies
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