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deliquesce - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deliquesce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deliquesce [ v. i.]
- To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.

Meaning of 'deliquesce' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deliquesce [ v]
Meaning (1):
- melt away in the process of decay
Example in sentence:
  • The fungi eventually deliquesced
Meaning (2):
- melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
Example in sentence:
  • this type of salt deliquesces easily

Nearby Words:

del del credere delaceration delacrymation delactation delaine delamination delapsation delapse delapsed

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