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deliquesce

DEFINITIONS OF: deliquesce

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v melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

“this type of salt deliquesces easily”
Type of:
dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw
become or cause to become soft or liquid

v melt away in the process of decay

“The fungi eventually deliquesced
Type of:
decay
undergo decay or decomposition
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