Part 2899

<blockquote>In very moist air crystals of strontites <b>deliquesce</b>. <i>Black.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Deliquescence</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>Del`i*ques"cence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>d\'82liquescence</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.</def>

<h1>Deliquescent</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>Del`i*ques"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deliquescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>deliquescere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82liquescent</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; <as>as, <ex>deliquescent</ex> salts</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Deliquiate</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*liq"ui*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deliquia</ets> a flowing off, a gutter, <ets>deliquium</ets> a flowing down, fr. <ets>deliquare</ets>. See <er>Deliquate</er>.]</ety> <def>To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to deliquesce.</def>

<i>Fourcroy.</i>

<h1>Deliquiation</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*liq`ui*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of deliquating.</def>

<h1>Deliquium</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*liq"ui*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Deliquiate</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; <as>as, a salt falls into a <ex>deliquium</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A sinking away; a swooning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A melting or maudlin mood.</def>

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Deliracy</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*lir"a*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Delirate</er>.]</ety> <def>Delirium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Delirament</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*lir"a*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>deliramentum</ets>, fr. <ets>delirare</ets>. See <er>Delirium</er>.]</ety> <def>A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Heywood.</i>

<h1>Delirancy</h1> <Xpage=386>

<hw>De*lir"an*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Delirium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Gauden.</i>