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deliquescence (dĕl'əkwĕs`əns), conversion of a solid substance into a liquid as a result of absorption of water vapor from the air. Since impurities in a solid lower its melting point, the absorbed water causes a decrease in the normal melting point of the solid. If enough water is absorbed to lower the melting point below room temperature, the solid will deliquesce, or turn to liquid. Lithium sulfide and magnesium iodide are examples of deliquescent salts. deliquescence [del·ə′kwes·əns] (botany) The condition of repeated divisions ending in fine divisions; seen especially in venation and stem branching. (physical chemistry) The absorption of atmospheric water vapor by a crystalline solid until the crystal eventually dissolves into a saturated solution. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The title's "passing" as a metaphor for the fluctuation and eventual deliquescence of Grandison's feelings towards Colonel Owens euphemizes the cheerful self-slaughter of the prodigal slave (indeed, the colonel "kill[s] the fatted calf" for him) and replaces him with a resolute freedman. Khalfin's ensemble of works, collectively titled Towards Comprehension of Limits (and appearing here amid videos made with fellow Kazakh artist Yulia Tikhonova), eloquently testifies to the inexorable deliquescence of those ideals. In Finishing Room (cheese), 1999, Peterman used a greenhouse--which in its very name refers to what is potentially the greatest ecological catastrophe of our time--to store a local artisan's organic goat cheese far beyond its natural aging process, producing a predictably strong odor and the deliquescence of the cheese. |
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