DELIQUESCENT

deliquescent. Deliquescent, a. melting or growin liquid in air

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Del′i‐ques″cent (?), a. [[L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. déliquescent.]] 1. 1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
2. 2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. Gray.