deliquescence
the act or process of deliquescing.
the substance produced when something deliquesces.
Origin of deliquescence
1Other words from deliquescence
- del·i·ques·cent, adjective
- non·del·i·ques·cence, noun
- non·del·i·ques·cent, adjective
Words Nearby deliquescence
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How to use deliquescence in a sentence
At length, we arrived at the spot, but in a state of deliquescence and exhaustion not to be described.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 | VariousIn many the attractive forms would be considered objects of beauty, were it not for their deliquescence, and often fœtid odour.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt CookeMost other metallic chlorates are barred from practical employment owing to instability, deliquescence or other property.
With Henri Matisse we have not to deplore the deliquescence of a great talent, for we have no reason to suppose he ever had any.
Artist and Public | Kenyon CoxThis genus can be readily recognized from the black spores and from the deliquescence of the gills and cap into an inky substance.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
British Dictionary definitions for deliquescence
/ (ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛsəns) /
the process of deliquescing
a solution formed when a solid or liquid deliquesces
Derived forms of deliquescence
- deliquescent, adjective
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