deliquesce
[verb]
Synonyms: liquefy, dissolve, flux, fuse, liquesce, melt, run, thaw

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Contrasted words: cake, harden, indurate, set, solidify
Related Words: decay, decompose, disintegrate

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deliquesce verb

1. [intransitive] to become liquid as a result of decaying (= being destroyed by natural processes)
2. [intransitive] (chemistry) to become liquid as a result of taking in water from the air
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin deliquescere ‘dissolve’, from de- ‘down’ + liquescere ‘become liquid’ (from liquere ‘be liquid’).

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