Found 2 items, similar to Deliquescent.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: deliquescent
deliquescent
adj : (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing
moisture from the air
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Deliquescent
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.
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2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as
in most deciduous trees. --Gray.
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