deliquescing — del·i·quesce || ‚delɪ kwes v. become a liquid; melt … English contemporary dictionary
Deliquesce — Del i*quesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deliquesced — Deliquesce Del i*quesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.) To dissolve gradually and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deliquescence — Del i*ques cence, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]liquescence.] The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shaggymane — noun Date: 1895 a common edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus) having an elongated shaggy white pileus with deliquescing gills and black spores called also shaggy cap … New Collegiate Dictionary
deliquesce — /del i kwes /, v.i., deliquesced, deliquescing. 1. to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts. 2. to melt away. 3. Bot. to form many small divisions or branches. [1750 60; < L deliquescere to become liquid, equiv. to de … Universalium
deliquescence — deliquescent, adj. /del i kwes euhns/, n. 1. the act or process of deliquescing. 2. the substance produced when something deliquesces. [1750 60; DELIQUESCE + ENCE] * * * ▪ chemistry the process by which a substance absorbs moisture from the … Universalium
deliquescence — noun a) The condition of being deliquescent b) The action of deliquescing … Wiktionary
inaequihymeniiferous — adjective Said of the hymenium of some mushroom species, which displays intermittent maturation and shedding of spores in radial bands beginning from the periphery of each gill, deliquescing from the bottom and advancing upwards. Characters:… … Wiktionary
Coprinellus amphithallus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class … Wikipedia
