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deliquescent

/ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛsənt/

Translations

deliquescentadjective

more deliquescent

Comp.

most deliquescent

Super.

/ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛsənt/

The deliquescent nature of the salt caused it to absorb moisture from the air.

Деликвесцентная природа соли заставила её поглощать влагу из воздуха.

Synonyms

deliquescentadjective

Tending to melt or dissolve gradually, especially by absorbing moisture from the air.

The deliquescent salt quickly turned into a liquid puddle on the humid day.

(Botany) Having a branching habit in which the main stem repeatedly divides so that no single trunk reaches the crown; spreading.

Many broad-leaved trees such as the maple show a deliquescent pattern, their trunks splitting into wide-spreading limbs.