Deliquesce
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To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting andabsorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, andalkalies.In very moist air crystals of strontites deliquesce. Black.
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To melt away, dissolve, or become fluid.
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When a solid deliquesces, it becomes liquid as it absorbs moisture from the air:
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(of organic matter) become liquid, typically during decomposition.
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