What does deliquesce mean?
Deliquesce means (intransitive) To melt by absorbing water and disappearing..
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/ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs/ · verb
(intransitive) To melt by absorbing water and disappearing..
But I could find no saltpetre; indeed, no nitrates of any kind. Doubtless they had deliquesced ages ago.
The buildings were Victorian ruins; there were never any razor blades; cheap socks deliquesced beneath your feet.
When he tried to extract the liver, which should have been firm and meaty, it deliquesced into a bloody sludge, sliding goopily through his fingers.
When mystery deliquesced into renewed bitching over the cramped ride, Alfred issued a second moan-bark: longer, louder, and impossible to ignore.
Some salts will deliquesce when left exposed.
Use deliquesce when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deliquesce means (intransitive) To melt by absorbing water and disappearing..
Common synonyms include dissolve, liquefy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But I could find no saltpetre; indeed, no nitrates of any kind. Doubtless they had deliquesced ages ago.
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