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Definition of: deliquesce
(del′ə·kwes′) v.i. ·quesced, ·quesc·ing
1. To become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air, as certain salts.
2. To melt or pass away gradually.
3. Bot. a To become lost by repeated branching, as stems. b To become fluid, as a ripe agaric. [<L deliquescere <de- completely + liquescere melt]
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