New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deliquesce — index lessen Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deliquesce — 1756, in chemistry, from L. deliquescere to melt away, from DE (Cf. de ) (see DE (Cf. de )) + liquescere to melt, from liquere to be liquid (see LIQUID (Cf. liquid)). General use dates from 1858 … Etymology dictionary
deliquesce — *liquefy, melt, fuse, thaw Analogous words: *decay, decompose, disintegrate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deliquesce — ► VERB 1) (of organic matter) become liquid, typically during decomposition. 2) Chemistry (of a solid) become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air. DERIVATIVES deliquescence noun deliquescent adjective. ORIGIN Latin deliquescere dissolve … English terms dictionary
deliquesce — [del΄i kwes′] vi. deliquesced, deliquescing [L deliquescere < de , from + liquescere, to melt, inchoative of liquere, to be LIQUID] 1. to melt away 2. Biol. a) to melt away in the course of growth or decay, as parts of certain fungi b) to… … English World dictionary
deliquesce — /del i kwes /, v.i., deliquesced, deliquescing. 1. to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts. 2. to melt away. 3. Bot. to form many small divisions or branches. [1750 60; < L deliquescere to become liquid, equiv. to de … Universalium
deliquesce — verb a) To melt and disappear. b) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere. See Also: deliquescence, deliquescent … Wiktionary
deliquesce — To undergo deliquescence … Medical dictionary
deliquesce — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To change from a solid to a liquid: dissolve, flux, fuse, liquefy, melt, run, thaw. See SOLID … English dictionary for students
