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del·i·quesce
 deliquesce
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- pronunciation:
- de
l
kwes
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
deliquesces, deliquescing, deliquesced |
| definition 1: |
to melt away; dissolve.
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| definition 2: |
to dissolve gradually and change into a liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.
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| definition 3: |
in botany, to branch out repeatedly and form many subdivisions that lack a main axis.
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| related words: |
condense, dissolve, fade, melt |
| derivations: |
deliquescent (adj.), deliquescence (n.) |
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