deliquescence en · NOUN
Etymology
From deliquesce + -ence.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being deliquescent.
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(countable, uncountable) The action or process of deliquescing (becoming liquid by absorbing water).
“The rococo is the final deliquescence of the baroque,” he said, as if he really couldn’t be plainer.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 11, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deliquescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (7)
fr déliquescence (condition of being deliquescent) · pt deliquescência (condition of being deliquescent) · cmn 潮解 (condition of being deliquescent) · it deliquescenza (condition of being deliquescent) · kk ылғал тартқыштық (condition of being deliquescent) · tl tagitubig (condition of being deliquescent) · ca deliqüescència (condition of being deliquescent)