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• (n.) The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.
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the process by which a substance absorbs moisture from the atmosphere until it dissolves in the absorbed water and forms a solution. Deliquescence ...
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The absorption of atmospheric moisture by a solid until it dissolves to form a saturated solution. If it merely forms a crystalline hydrate it is termed hygroscopic. The phenomenon depends on the relative humidity: sugar, for example, deliquesces above 85% humidity. See also efflorescence.
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Becoming damp or liquid by absorption of water from the atmosphere; a property of certain salts, such as CaCl2. ... Origin: L. De-liquesco, to melt or become liquid ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(del·i·ques·cence) (del″ĭ-kwes´ens) dampness or liquefaction from the absorption of water from air.deliques´cent, adj.
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the liquefaction of a solid substance due to the solution of the solid by absorption of moisture from the air.
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Del`i·ques'cence noun [ Confer French
déliquescence .] The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: del′i-kwes′ents Definitions: 1. Becoming damp or liquid by absorption of water from the atmosphere and then dissolving in the water taken up; a property found in certain salts, such as CaCl
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Deliquescence is a change of form from the solid to the liquid state, by the absorption of moisture from the atmosphere. It occurs in many bodies, such as caustic potash, potassium carbonate, acetate of potassium, calcium chloride, copper chloride, zinc chloride, ammonium nitrate etc.
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Deliquescent compounds absorb so much moisture from the air that they dissolve.Examplescalcium chloridesodium hydroxide
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Phenomenon of a substance absorbing so much moisture from the air that it ultimately dissolves in it to form a solution. Deliquescent substances make very good drying agents and are used in the bottom chambers of desiccators. Calcium chloride (CaCl
2) is one of the commonest
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the act or process of deliquescing. · the substance produced when something deliquesces.
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