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dissolve vs deliquesce

deliquesce vs dissolve

dissolve is a noun but deliquesce is not a noun.

dissolve and deliquesce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dissolve Yes No Yes No
deliquesce No No Yes No
As verbs, deliquesce is a hyponym of dissolve; that is, deliquesce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dissolve:
  • dissolve: become or cause to become soft or liquid
  • deliquesce: melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
Other hyponyms of dissolve include de-ice, defrost, deice.
dissolve (noun) deliquesce (noun)
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
dissolve (verb) deliquesce (verb)
pass into a solution melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
cause to go into a solution melt away in the process of decay
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 dissolve and deliquesce

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