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deliquescence

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del·i·quesce  (dl-kws)
intr.v. del·i·quesced, del·i·quesc·ing, del·i·quesc·es
1.
a. To melt away.
b. To disappear as if by melting.
2. Chemistry To dissolve and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.
3. Botany
a. To branch out into numerous subdivisions that lack a main axis, as the stem of an elm.
b. To become fluid or soft on maturing, as certain fungi.

[Latin dliquscere : d-, de- + liquscere, to melt, inchoative of liqure, to be liquid.]

deli·quescence n.
deli·quescent adj.

deliquescence [ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛsəns]
n
1. (Chemistry) the process of deliquescing
2. (Chemistry) a solution formed when a solid or liquid deliquesces
deliquescent  adj

deliquescence
1. the process of melting away or becoming moist from absorbing moisture from the air.
2. the liquid substance so formed. Cf. efflorescence. — deliquescent, adj.
See also: Processes
the property of a substance to attract and absorb moisture, especially from the air. Cf. efflorescence. — deliquescent, adj.
See also: Water


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