Meaning of deliquesce in English:
deliquesce
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[no object]1(of organic matter) become liquid, typically during decomposition.
- ‘Leave somewhere warm for several days to allow the mushrooms to deliquesce.’
liquefy, thaw, unfreeze, defrost, soften, run, flux, fuse, render, clarify, dissolve, deliquesce- 1.1Chemistry (of a solid) become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.‘In situ aerosol pH is the pH value of deliquesced aerosols in the atmosphere.’
- ‘It is necessary, however, to be packed in a container, since the salt is deliquesced with absorption of moisture in air.’
go into solution, become a solution, break down
Origin
Mid 18th century from Latin deliquescere ‘dissolve’, from de- ‘down’ + liquescere ‘become liquid’ (from liquere ‘be liquid’).
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