Deliquescent vs. Solid — What's the Difference?

To melt away.

Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas and plasma). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy.

To disappear as if by melting.

Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous

(Chemistry) To dissolve and become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.

(Mathematics) Of or relating to three-dimensional geometric figures or bodies.

To become fluid or soft on maturing, as certain fungal structures.

Firm or compact in substance

To branch out into numerous subdivisions that lack a main axis, as the trunk of an elm.

Not hollowed out

Seeming to melt away.

Being the same substance or color throughout

(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.

Having no gaps or breaks; continuous

(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.

Acting together; unanimous

Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.

Written without a hyphen or space. For example, the word software is a solid compound.

Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.

(Printing) Having no leads between the lines.

Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.

Of good quality

(especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

Substantial; hearty

Sound; reliable

Financially sound

Upstanding or dependable

(Slang) Excellent; first-rate.

A substance having a definite shape and volume; one that is neither liquid nor gaseous.

(Mathematics) A geometric figure having three dimensions.

Without a break or opening; completely or continuously

As a whole; unanimously

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.

Large in size, quantity, or value.

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

Strong or unyielding.

(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.

Hearty; filling.

Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.

Financially well off; wealthy.

Sound; not weak.

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

United; without division; unanimous.

Of a single color throughout.

(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.

(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

(informal) A favor.

An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

Solidly.

Without spaces or hyphens.

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; - opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.

Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.

Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; - opposed to hyphened.

Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.

Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.

Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.

Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; - applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.

A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

A substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

The state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

A three-dimensional shape

Of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous;

Of good substantial quality;

Entirely of one substance with no holes inside;

Of one substance or character throughout;

Uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks;

Providing abundant nourishment;

Of good quality and condition; solidly built;

Having high moral qualities;

Not soft or yielding to pressure;

Having three dimensions;

Incapable of being seen through;

Entirely of a single color throughout;

Acting together as a single undiversified whole;