deliquesce

verb

/ˌdelɪˈkwes/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deliquesce	/ˌdelɪˈkwes/ /ˌdelɪˈkwes/
he / she / it deliquesces	/ˌdelɪˈkwesɪz/ /ˌdelɪˈkwesɪz/
past simple deliquesced	/ˌdelɪˈkwest/ /ˌdelɪˈkwest/
past participle deliquesced	/ˌdelɪˈkwest/ /ˌdelɪˈkwest/
-ing form deliquescing	/ˌdelɪˈkwesɪŋ/ /ˌdelɪˈkwesɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to become liquid as a result of decaying (= being destroyed by natural processes)（因腐烂而）融解
[intransitive] (chemistry化学) to become liquid as a result of taking in water from the air潮解

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin deliquescere ‘dissolve’, from de- ‘down’ + liquescere ‘become liquid’ (from liquere ‘be liquid’).