See Also: liquescent(medicine)
liquescent(dictionary)

liquescent (iou)



liquescent adjective. E18.
[Latin liquescent- pres. ppl stem of liquescere become liquid, from liquere rel. to Latin LIQUOR noun: see -ESCENT.]
That is in the process of becoming liquid (lit. & fig.); liable to become liquid.
B. Malamud A thin-faced boy with brown liquescent eyes out of Murillo.
liquescence noun L19.
liquescency noun (rare) M17.