"deliquesce" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /dɛlɪˈkwɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deliquesce.wav [Southern-England] Forms: deliquesces [present, singular, third-person], deliquescing [participle, present], deliquesced [participle, past], deliquesced [past]
Etymology: Latin deliquescere, from de- + liquēscere (“to liquefy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|deliquescere}} Latin deliquescere, {{af|la|de-|liquēscere|nocat=1|t2=to liquefy}} de- + liquēscere (“to liquefy”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} deliquesce (third-person singular simple present deliquesces, present participle deliquescing, simple past and past participle deliquesced)
  1. (intransitive) To melt and disappear. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Chemical processes
    Sense id: en-deliquesce-en-verb-n1zn1G9S Disambiguation of Chemical processes: 52 48 Categories (other): Solution Disambiguation of Solution: 46 54
  2. (intransitive, physical chemistry) To become liquid by absorbing water from the atmosphere and dissolving in it. Tags: intransitive, physical Categories (topical): Physical chemistry, Chemical processes, Liquids, Water Translations (to become liquid and dissolve in water): vetistyä (Finnish), liueta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-deliquesce-en-verb-vjfiXQdi Disambiguation of Chemical processes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Liquids: 42 58 Disambiguation of Water: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Solution Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Solution: 46 54 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'to become liquid and dissolve in water': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deliquescence, deliquescent

Inflected forms

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