'Deliquescent' definitions:
Definition of 'deliquescent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
Definition of 'Deliquescent'
From: GCIDE
- Deliquescent \Del`i*ques"cent\, a. [L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. d['e]liquescent.]
- 1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deliquescent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- contractive,
- declining,
- decoagulated,
- decreasing,
- decrescendo,
- decrescent,
- diminishing,
- diminuendo,
- dwindling,
- in solution,
- in suspension,
- languishing,
- lessening,
- liquefied,
- liquescent,
- melted,
- molten,
- on the wane,
- reductive,
- subsiding,
- thawed,
- unclotted,
- waning