deliquium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
    swoon; faint; syncope.

WordNet

De*liq"ui*um noun
Etymology
L. See Deliquiate.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a deliquium. R.
  2. A sinking away; a swooning. Obs. Bacon.
  3. A melting or maudlin mood. Carlyle.

Webster 1913