deliquesce

动词 deliquesce:

1. melt away in the process of decay
2. melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

del.i.quesce

v.intr.（不及物动词）
del.i.quesced,del.i.quesc.ing,del.i.quesc.es

To melt away.
溶化，融解
To disappear as if by melting.
消融：消失，例如通过溶化
Chemistry To dissolve and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.See Synonyms at melt
【化学】 潮解：通过从空气中吸收湿气而溶解变成液体参见 melt
Botany
【植物学】
To branch out into numerous subdivisions that lack a main axis, as the stem of an elm.
歧散：枝条向四周散开成很多分支，没有主轴，如榆树的树干
To become fluid or soft on maturing, as certain fungi.
液化：成熟的过程中变成液体或变得柔软，如某种真菌类

来源：
Latin dôliquôscere
拉丁语 dôliquôscere
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀，表示.相反的.]
liquôscere [to melt] [inchoative of] liquôre [to be liquid]
liquôscere [溶化] [] liquôre的起始动词 [变成液体]

【引伸】
del.iques.cence
n.（名词）
del.iques.cent
adj.（形容词）