Definition

1. Verb:
   • To deliquesce: To become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air. This is a scientific term used primarily in chemistry to describe the property of certain substances, especially salts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Muối kali hydroxit dễ chảy rữa trong không khí ẩm. (Potassium hydroxide salt deliquesces easily in humid air.)
  • Hóa chất đó đã chảy rữa thành một vũng nước. (That chemical deliquesced into a puddle of liquid.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly specific to scientific contexts, particularly chemistry and materials science. It describes a physical change of state (solid to liquid) caused by hygroscopy.

Variants and Related Words

• Sự chảy rữa (n): Deliquescence.
  • Sự chảy rữa của muối là một hiện tượng hóa học. (The deliquescence of salt is a chemical phenomenon.)

Synonyms

• Liquefy: To make or become liquid (a more general term).
• Dissolve: To become incorporated into a liquid to form a solution (note: "chảy rữa" specifically involves absorption of atmospheric moisture, not necessarily mixing with a pre-existing liquid).

Antonyms

• Effloresce: To lose water of crystallization and become a powder.
• Solidify: To become solid.

Notes

• The word "chảy rữa" is a compound term. "Chảy" means "to flow" and "rữa" implies a state of softening or breaking down, together creating this specific scientific meaning.
• It is important not to confuse "chảy rữa" (deliquesce) with the more common word "chảy" (to flow) or "rữa" (to rot/decay) when used independently.

1. To deliquesce
   • muối dễ chảy rữa trong không khí ẩm
     salt deliquesces easily in a moist atmosphere