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deliquesce

Syllables: del·i·quesce/ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs/

deliquesce verb: to melt by absorbing water and disappearing.

Verb

deliquesce (third-person singular simple present deliquesces, present participle deliquescing, simple past and past participle deliquesced)

  1. (intransitive) To melt by absorbing water and disappearing.
    • But I could find no saltpetre; indeed, no nitrates of any kind. Doubtless they had deliquesced ages ago.1895 May 29, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The Palace of Green Porcelain”, in The Time Machine: An Invention, London: William Heinemann, →OCLC, page 110
    • The buildings were Victorian ruins; there were never any razor blades; cheap socks deliquesced beneath your feet.1978 November 19, Martin Amis, “A Stoked‐Up 1976”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    dissolve, liquefy
  2. (intransitive, physical) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere and dissolving in it.
    • Some salts will deliquesce when left exposed.

deliquesce meaning in Tamil

deliquesce in Tamil

நுட்பமாக

Examples of deliquesce in a sentence

  • When he tried to extract the liver, which should have been firm and meaty, it deliquesced into a bloody sludge, sliding goopily through his fingers.2020 December, Tim Folger, “North America’s most valuable resource is at risk”, in National Geographic Magazine:
  • When mystery deliquesced into renewed bitching over the cramped ride, Alfred issued a second moan-bark: longer, louder, and impossible to ignore.2022, Jennifer Egan, “Case Study: No One Got Hurt”, in The Candy House:

Synonyms of deliquesce

Forms of deliquesce

third-person singular presentdeliquesces
present participledeliquescing
past participledeliquesced
pastdeliquesced

Origin of deliquesce

From Latin dēliquēscō, from dē- + liquēscō (“to liquefy”).

Questions about deliquesce

What does deliquesce mean?
Deliquesce means to melt by absorbing water and disappearing.
What is deliquesce in Tamil?
Deliquesce in Tamil is நுட்பமாக. See Deliquesce meaning in Tamil.
How do you use deliquesce in a sentence?
When he tried to extract the liver, which should have been firm and meaty, it deliquesced into a bloody sludge, sliding goopily through his fingers.
What part of speech is deliquesce?
Deliquesce is a verb.
How do you pronounce deliquesce?
Deliquesce is pronounced /ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs/.
What is the past tense of deliquesce?
The past tense of deliquesce is deliquesced.

Words near deliquesce in the dictionary

  1. deliquations
  2. deliquefied
  3. deliquefies
  4. deliquefy
  5. deliquefying
  6. deliquesce
  7. deliquesced
  8. deliquescence
  9. deliquescences
  10. deliquescent
  11. deliquescently

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