deliquesce

[ del-i-kwes ]

/ ˌdɛl ɪˈkwɛs /

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verb (used without object), del·i·quesced, del·i·quesc·ing.

to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts.

to melt away.

Botany. to form many small divisions or branches.

Origin of deliquesce

1750–60; <Latin dēliquēscere to become liquid, equivalent to dē-de- + liquēscere;see liquescent

Words nearby deliquesce

delineator, delineavit, delink, delinquency, delinquent, deliquesce, deliquescence, deliquescent, deliration, deliriant, delirious

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Example sentences from the Web for deliquesce

And all the substances which this acid unites with crystallize, and do not deliquesce.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry|Joseph Priestley
This feebler cohesive force renders it apt to deliquesce, especially if there be a small excess of the alkali.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The plant at the extreme right has expanded and begun to deliquesce.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
The gills are free, flesh-colored, and inclined to deliquesce.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

In this figure one can see the change in color of the gills just at the time when they begin to deliquesce.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for deliquesce

deliquesce

/ (ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs) /

verb (intr)

(esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air

(esp of certain fungi) to dissolve into liquid, usually at maturity

(of a plant stem) to form many branches

Word Origin for deliquesce

C18: from Latin dēliquēscere to melt away, become liquid, from de- + liquēscere to melt, from liquēre to be liquid

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单词	deliquesce
释义	deliquesce [ del-i-kwes ] / ˌdɛl ɪˈkwɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deliquesce ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), del·i·quesced, del·i·quesc·ing. to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts. to melt away. Botany. to form many small divisions or branches. Origin of deliquesce 1750–60; <Latin dēliquēscere to become liquid, equivalent to dē-de- + liquēscere;see liquescent Words nearby deliquesce delineator, delineavit, delink, delinquency, delinquent, deliquesce, deliquescence, deliquescent, deliration, deliriant, delirious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deliquesce And all the substances which this acid unites with crystallize, and do not deliquesce. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry\|Joseph Priestley This feebler cohesive force renders it apt to deliquesce, especially if there be a small excess of the alkali. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure The plant at the extreme right has expanded and begun to deliquesce. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard The gills are free, flesh-colored, and inclined to deliquesce. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard In this figure one can see the change in color of the gills just at the time when they begin to deliquesce. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson British Dictionary definitions for deliquesce deliquesce / (ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs) / verb (intr) (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air (esp of certain fungi) to dissolve into liquid, usually at maturity (of a plant stem) to form many branches Word Origin for deliquesce C18: from Latin dēliquēscere to melt away, become liquid, from de- + liquēscere to melt, from liquēre to be liquid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deliquesce flux, thaw, dissolve, liquefy, melt away
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deliquesce

verb (used without object), del·i·quesced, del·i·quesc·ing.

Origin of deliquesce

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Example sentences from the Web for deliquesce

British Dictionary definitions for deliquesce

verb (intr)

Word Origin for deliquesce

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