Main Entry:

del·i·ques·cent

Pronunciation:

\-ˈkwe-s^ənt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin deliquescent-, deliquescens, present participle of deliquescere

Date:

1771

1: tending to melt or dissolve ; especially : tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of moisture from the air2: having repeated division into branches <elms are deliquescent trees> — compare excurrent 2a

— del·i·ques·cence \-s^ən(t)s\ noun