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deliquesce |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deliquesce \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 by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.
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