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deliquesce vs dissolve

dissolve vs deliquesce

deliquesce is not a noun while dissolve is a noun.

deliquesce and dissolve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deliquesce No No Yes No
dissolve Yes No Yes No
As verbs, dissolve is a hypernym of deliquesce; that is, dissolve is a word with a broader meaning than deliquesce:
  • deliquesce: melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
  • dissolve: become or cause to become soft or liquid
Other hypernyms of deliquesce include dethaw, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw.
deliquesce (noun) dissolve (noun)
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
deliquesce (verb) dissolve (verb)
melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air pass into a solution
melt away in the process of decay cause to go into a solution
come to an end
grow less and less substantial until it disappears
become or cause to become soft or liquid
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
declare void
cause to fade away
lose control emotionally
cause to lose control emotionally
stop functioning or cohering as a unit
Difference between deliquesce and dissolve

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