deliquescent
Meaning
- Seeming to melt away.
- (physical) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
- Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
- Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.
Synonyms
Translations
deliquescente
deliqüescent
سائل
déliquescent
deliquescente
διαρρέων
zerschmolzenPronounced as (IPA)
/diˈlɪkwəsənt/
Etymology
In summary
Latin deliquescens, present participle of deliquesco; de + liquesco (“I melt”): compare French déliquescent.
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