as in melting
to go from a solid to a liquid state
a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun
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Direct reduction furnaces purify iron ore without fully melting it.
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The event has quickly faced problems including power outages, melting ice cream – and a lack of representation from states that declined to send delegations.
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Technically, pimiento cheese can be frozen, but the texture will suffer after thawing.
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Pork sat thawing inside a supermarket bag on a prep table, two violations in one — direct contact with a non-food grade bag and thawing outside a refrigerator.
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“Deliquescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliquescing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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