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deliquesced

deliquesced is the simple past and past participle of deliquesce.

Meaning of deliquesce

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
    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.

Questions about deliquesced

What is deliquesced the simple past and past participle of?
Deliquesced is the simple past and past participle of deliquesce.

Words near deliquesced in the dictionary

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

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