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deliquescing

deliquescing is the present participle and gerund 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 deliquescing

What is deliquescing the present participle and gerund of?
Deliquescing is the present participle and gerund of deliquesce.

Words near deliquescing in the dictionary

  1. deliquescence
  2. deliquescences
  3. deliquescent
  4. deliquescently
  5. deliquesces
  6. deliquescing
  7. deliquesence
  8. deliquiate
  9. deliquiated
  10. deliquiates
  11. deliquiating

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