deliquescingn.
/ˌdɛlᵻˈkwɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdɛləˈkwɛsɪŋ/ The action of deliquesce v.; deliquescence.
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1901 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 30 Nov. 1143/1 The deliquescing of the salt being evidenced by its greatly increased conductivity.
1968 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 95 232 The deliquescing of the flower was such that the stigma and style were left protruding beyond the withered mass consisting of stamen and petals.
2003 Nathaniel Hawthorne Rev. 29 18 The deliquescing of the hard outline of socially recognized gendered identity into a liquid gendered instability.
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deliquescingadj.
/ˌdɛlᵻˈkwɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdɛləˈkwɛsɪŋ/ In the process of becoming liquid; tending to deliquesce; deliquescent. Also occasionally: causing deliquescence.
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the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > [adjective] > becoming
liquescent1727
deliquescing1791
liquefying1898
1791 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 330 Some of the deliquescing part of the mass was dissolved in one ounce and a half of water.
1917 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 25 28 As a larva, this insect feeds upon..snails which it cautiously bites, injecting a poisonous deliquescing fluid into its prey at the same time.
1985 T. C. Boyle Greasy Lake & Other Stories 64 Inside he found a head of deliquescing lettuce.
2015 V. S. Evenson Mushrooms Rocky Mountain Region 179/1 Recent DNA studies..have confirmed that the attribute of deliquescing gills has evolved more than once in unrelated species.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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