Deliquescent

[,dɛlə'kwɛsnt]

Definition

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

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Definition

(a.) Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.

(a.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.

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