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deliquesce

[ del-i-kwes ]

verb (used without object)

, del·i·quesced, del·i·quesc·ing.
  1. to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts.
  2. to melt away.
  3. Botany. to form many small divisions or branches.


deliquesce

/ ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs /

verb

  1. (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air
  2. (esp of certain fungi) to dissolve into liquid, usually at maturity
  3. (of a plant stem) to form many branches
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deliquesce1

First recorded in 1750–60; from Latin dēliquēscere “to become liquid,” equivalent to dē- de- + liquēscere; liquescent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deliquesce1

C18: from Latin dēliquēscere to melt away, become liquid, from de- + liquēscere to melt, from liquēre to be liquid
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Example Sentences

And all the substances which this acid unites with crystallize, and do not deliquesce.

This feebler cohesive force renders it apt to deliquesce, especially if there be a small excess of the alkali.

Most of the former are firmer, while the black spored specimens soon deliquesce.

They then expand quickly, curl up in shreds, and deliquesce into a black inky fluid which stains the ground.

In this figure one can see the change in color of the gills just at the time when they begin to deliquesce.

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