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Webster 1913 Edition
Deliquescent
Delˊi-ques′cent
,Adj.
[L.
deliquescens
, -entis
, p. pr. of deliquescere
: cf. F. déliquescent
.] 1.
Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid;
as,
. deliquescent
salts2.
(Bot.)
Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
Gray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deliquescent
DELIQUESCENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
déliquescent
déliquescent
See also: deliquescent
French
Adjective
déliquescent m (feminine singular déliquescente, masculine plural déliquescents, feminine plural déliquescentes)