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del⋅i⋅ques⋅cence

  [del-i-kwes-uhns]
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–noun
1. the act or process of deliquescing.
2. the substance produced when something deliquesces.
Origin:
1750–60; deliquesce + -ence

Related forms:
del⋅i⋅ques⋅cent, adjective
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del·i·quesce   (děl'ĭ-kwěs')   
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.

  2. Chemistry To dissolve and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.

  3. 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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Main Entry: del·i·ques·cence
Pronunciation: "del-i-'kwes-&n(t)s
Function: noun
: the action or process of dissolving orbecoming liquid especially by a deliquescent substance; also : the resultant state or the liquid produced —del·i·quesce /-'kwes/ intransitiveverb -quesced; -quesc·ing

Main Entry: del·i·ques·cent
Pronunciation: -&nt
Function: adjective
: tending to melt or dissolve; especially : tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of moisture from the air
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deliquescence del·i·ques·cence (děl'ĭ-kwěs'əns)
n.
The process of dissolving or of becoming liquid through the absorption of moisture from the atmosphere.

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