deliquescence
noun/ˌdelɪˈkwesns/
/ˌdelɪˈkwesns/
[uncountable] (formal or chemistry)- the process of becoming a liquid as a result of decaying (= becoming destroyed) or of taking in water from the air; the liquid formed in this process
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