Verb: deliquesce ,de-li'kwes
- Melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
"this type of salt deliquesces easily"
- Melt away in the process of decay
"The fungi eventually deliquesced"
Derived forms: deliquesced, deliquesces, deliquescing
Type of: decay, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw [N. Amer]