'Deliquescent' definitions:

Definition of 'deliquescent'

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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]

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