deliquesce : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deliquesce	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deliquesce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deliquesce v melt away in the process of decay; "The fungi eventually deliquesced" melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily"
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.