But I could find no saltpetre; indeed, no nitrates of any kind. Doubtless they had deliquesced ages ago.
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Deliquesce
//ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs//
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2 entries- liueta verb (to become liquid and dissolve in water)
- vetistyä verb (to become liquid and dissolve in water)
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The buildings were Victorian ruins; there were never any razor blades; cheap socks deliquesced beneath your feet.
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When he tried to extract the liver, which should have been firm and meaty, it deliquesced into a bloody sludge, sliding goopily through his fingers.
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When mystery deliquesced into renewed bitching over the cramped ride, Alfred issued a second moan-bark: longer, louder, and impossible to ignore.
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