deliquescent
del·i·ques·cent
adj \-ˈkwe-sənt\Definition of DELIQUESCENT
1
: tending to melt or dissolve; especially : tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of moisture from the air
2
: having repeated division into branches <elms are deliquescent trees> — compare excurrent 2a
— del·i·ques·cence \-sən(t)s\ noun
See Origin of DELIQUESCENT
Latin deliquescent-, deliquescens, present participle of deliquescere
First Known Use: 1771
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