a solution formed when a solid or liquid deliquesces
Derived forms
deliquescent (ˌdeliˈquescent)
adjective
deliquescence in American English
(ˌdelɪˈkwesəns)
noun
1.
the act or process of deliquescing
2.
the substance produced when something deliquesces
Derived forms
deliquescent
adjective
Word origin
[1750–60; deliquesce + -ence]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: infiltrate, permeability, quartz, summation, swish-ence is a suffix used to form nouns either from adjectives in -ent or from verbs. Other words that use the affix -ence include: coherence, convergence, diffluence, interference, reference
Examples of 'deliquescence' in a sentence
deliquescence
That may account for its present air of gloom and deliquescence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It's to do with the deliquescence of youth: when youth has gone but its loss is fresh.