deliquium

1 of 2

noun (1)

de·​liq·​ui·​um

-wēəm

plural -s

archaic

: a failure of vitality : a fainting or sinking away

deliquium

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

archaic

: deliquescence

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Latin, from delinquere to fail, offend

Noun (2)

Late Latin, act of melting, from Latin de- + -liquium (from liquēre to be fluid)

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