deliquescent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

WordNet

Del`i*ques"cent adjective
Etymology
L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. déliquescent.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913