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del·i·quesce    Audio Help   [del-i-kwes] Pronunciation Key
–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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