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del·i·quesce

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–verb (used without object), -quesced, -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.

[Origin: 1750–60; < L déliquéscere to become liquid, equiv. to dé- de- + liquéscere; see liquescent

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del·i·quesce Audio Help (děl'ĭ-kwěs') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. del·i·quesced, del·i·quesc·ing, del·i·quesc·es

1. To melt away.
2. To disappear as if by melting.
3. To branch out into numerous subdivisions that lack a main axis, as the stem of an elm.
4. To become fluid or soft on maturing, as certain fungi.
Chemistry To dissolve and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.
Botany
1. To branch out into numerous subdivisions that lack a main axis, as the stem of an elm.
2. To become fluid or soft on maturing, as certain fungi.

[Latin dēliquēscere : dē-, de- + liquēscere, to melt, inchoative of liquēre, to be liquid.]

del'i·ques'cence n., del'i·ques'cent adj.

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