deliquium
1 of 2noun (1)
de·liq·ui·um
-wēəm
plural -s
archaic
: a failure of vitality : a fainting or sinking away
deliquium
2 of 2noun (2)
"
archaic
: deliquescence
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Latin, from delinquere to fail, offend
Noun (2)
Late Latin, act of melting, from Latin de- + -liquium (from liquēre to be fluid)