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DELIQUESCENT
deliquescent
(adjective) (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
deliquescent (comparative more deliquescent, superlative most deliquescent)
Seeming to melt away.
Synonyms: melting, disappearing
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
(mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Source: Wiktionary
Del`i*ques"cent, a. Etym: [L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. déliquescent.]
1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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