\del-ih-KWES\, intransitive verb: 1 To melt away or to disappear as if by melting 2 (Chemistry) To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies 3 To become fluid or soft with age, as certain fungi 4 To form many small divisions or branches -- used especially of the veins of a leaf
(1) To melt away; to disappear as if by melting (2) (Chemistry) To dissolve and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies
melt or become liquid by absorbig moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" melt away in the process of decay; "The fungi eventually deliquesced
(1) To melt away; to disappear as if by melting (2) (Chemistry) To dissolve and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air ADVANCE \x 540