Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEL-I-QUESCE'
DEL-I-QUA'TIONDEL-I-QUES'CENCE
DEL-I-QUESCE', v.i. [deliques'; L. deliquesco, to melt; de and liquesco, from liqueo, to melt or become soft. See Liquid.]
To melt gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air; as, certain salts, acids and alkalies.
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