del|i|quesce

del|i|quesce
del|i|quesce «DEHL uh KWEHS», intransitive verb, -quesced, -quesc|ing.
1. Chemistry. to melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air: »

Certain salts, such as calcium chloride and zinc chloride, deliquesce readily.

SYNONYM(S): liquefy, dissolve.
2. Botany. a) to divide into small branches or veins. b) to melt away: »

Certain parts of some fungi deliquesce in the process of growth. Figurative. His articles…too often deliquesce into a maudlin fine writing (Punch).

╂[< Latin dēliquescēre < dē- (intensive) + liquēscere become fluid < liquere be liquid]

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  • quesce — del·i·quesce; li·quesce; …   English syllables

  • deliquesce — del·i·quesce …   English syllables

  • deliquesce — del•i•quesce [[t]ˌdɛl ɪˈkwɛs[/t]] v. i. quesced, quesc•ing 1) chem. to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts 2) chem. to melt away 3) bot Bot. a) to form many small divisions or branches b) bot to become liquid in the …   From formal English to slang

  • deliquescence — Becoming damp or liquid by absorption of water from the atmosphere and then dissolving in the water taken up; a property found in certain salts, such as CaCl2. [L. de liquesco, to melt or become liquid] * * * del·i·ques·cence .del i kwes ən(t)s n …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

  • Deliquesced — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deliquescing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

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