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 air
2 : having repeated division into branches <elms are deliquescent trees> — compare excurrent 2a

— del·i·ques·cence \-s^ən(t)s\ noun