deliquesce
1Deliquesce — Del i*quesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid… …
2deliquesce — index lessen Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3deliquesce — 1756, in chemistry, from L. deliquescere to melt away, from DE (Cf. de ) (see DE (Cf. de )) + liquescere to melt, from liquere to be liquid (see LIQUID (Cf. liquid)). General use dates from 1858 …
4deliquesce — *liquefy, melt, fuse, thaw Analogous words: *decay, decompose, disintegrate …
5deliquesce — ► VERB 1) (of organic matter) become liquid, typically during decomposition. 2) Chemistry (of a solid) become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air. DERIVATIVES deliquescence noun deliquescent adjective. ORIGIN Latin deliquescere dissolve …
6deliquesce — [del΄i kwes′] vi. deliquesced, deliquescing [L deliquescere < de , from + liquescere, to melt, inchoative of liquere, to be LIQUID] 1. to melt away 2. Biol. a) to melt away in the course of growth or decay, as parts of certain fungi b) to… …
7deliquesce — intransitive verb ( quesced; quescing) Etymology: Latin deliquescere, from de + liquescere, inchoative of liquēre to be fluid more at liquid Date: 1756 1. to dissolve or melt away 2. to become soft or liquid with age used of plant structures (as… …
8deliquesce — /del i kwes /, v.i., deliquesced, deliquescing. 1. to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts. 2. to melt away. 3. Bot. to form many small divisions or branches. [1750 60; < L deliquescere to become liquid, equiv. to de …
9deliquesce — verb a) To melt and disappear. b) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere. See Also: deliquescence, deliquescent …
10deliquesce — To undergo deliquescence …
