deliquescence

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If this is related to deliquescence from the atmosphere, we should see a difference in brightness and darkness, with time of day.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2017

His clothes, his hair, his posture all seem to be in a state of not just disarray but deliquescence.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2015

The process, known as deliquescence, is seen in the Atacama desert, where the resulting damp patches are the only known place for microbes to live.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2015

It was an industry in a state of deliquescence, and Varda saw rightly that, if Hollywood were to become solid again, it would do so in open acknowledgment of and confrontation with its own past.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2015

Most other metallic chlorates are barred from practical employment owing to instability, deliquescence or other property.

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