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Meaning of deliquescent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

deliquescent

adjective

Definitions

  1. Seeming to melt away.

    Synonyms:disappearingmelting
  2. Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.

    Example: deliquescent salts

  3. Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.

  4. (of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.