| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DELIQUESCENCE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DELIQUESCENCE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Spontaneous liquefaction in the air; a gradual melting or becoming liquid by absorption of water from the atmosphere.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Administration | The process whereby substances absorb water from the air, and eventually form solutions. (references) | ||
| Environment | The absorption of water vapor from the air by a crystalline solid, leading to dissolution of the solid. (references) | ||
| Mining | The liquefaction of a solid substance due to the solution of the solid by absorption of moisture from the air. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] The action of deliquescing. (references) | 2: [Noun] The condition of being deliquescent. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
