Definitions for: Deliquescent

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as
in most deciduous trees. --Gray.

Synonyms: hydrophilic

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