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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Deliquescent

· Del·i·ques·cent · IPA /diˈlɪkwəsənt/
01 a. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
  1. 1.
    Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
  2. 2.
    Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.(Bot.)