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deliquesce

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs/Part of speech verbSorted cdeeeilqsuStarts with DEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

Word origin

From Latin dēliquēscō, from dē- + liquēscō (“to liquefy”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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