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  • 51Deliquescing — Deliquesce Del i*quesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.) To dissolve gradually and… …

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  • 52List of Ultraman monsters — This is a list of all monsters in the Ultraman. Contents 1 Bemular 2 Alien Baltan 3 Neronga 4 Ragon 5 Greenmo …

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  • 53condense — /keuhn dens /, v., condensed, condensing. v.t. 1. to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate. 2. to reduce to a shorter form; abridge: Condense your answer into a few words. 3. to reduce to another and denser form …

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  • 54deliquesce — /del i kwes /, v.i., deliquesced, deliquescing. 1. to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts. 2. to melt away. 3. Bot. to form many small divisions or branches. [1750 60; < L deliquescere to become liquid, equiv. to de …

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  • 55liquescent — li·ques·cent (lik wesґ&#601;nt) [L. liquescere to become liquid] becoming or tending to become liquid …

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  • 56catalysis — ca|tal|y|sis [kəˈtælısıs] n [U] technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: katalysis, from katalyein to become liquid , from kata ( CATACLYSM) + lyein to let go, become liquid ] the process of making a chemical reaction quicker by adding a&#8230; …

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  • 57liquefy — liq|ue|fy [ˈlıkwıfaı] v past tense and past participle liquified present participle liquifying third person singular liquifies [I and T] formal to become liquid, or make something become liquid …

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  • 58deliquesce — [ˌdɛlɪ kwɛs] verb 1》 (of organic matter) become liquid, typically during decomposition. 2》 Chemistry (of a solid) become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air. Derivatives deliquescence noun deliquescent adjective Origin C18: from L.&#8230; …

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  • 59liquefy — verb (I, T) formal to become liquid, or make something become liquid: Some gases liquefy at cold temperatures …

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  • 60condense — con•dense [[t]kənˈdɛns[/t]] v. densed, dens•ing 1) phs to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate 2) to reduce (a text, speech, etc.) to a shorter form; abridge 3) phs to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas …

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