Dĕl'i-quĕsçe', v. i.

(dĕl'i-kwĕs'), v. i. [imp. & p. p. DELIQUESCED (dĕl'i-kwĕst'); p. pr. & vb. n. DELIQUESCING.] [Lat. deliquescere, to melt, dissolve, from de and liquescere, to become fluid, to melt, from liquere, to be fluid. See LIQUID.] To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies.