deliquescent
adjective
del·i·ques·cent ˌde-li-ˈkwe-sᵊnt 
1
: tending to melt or dissolve
especially : tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of moisture from the air
2
: having repeated division into branches
elms are deliquescent trees
compare excurrent sense 2a deliquescence
ˌde-li-ˈkwe-sᵊn(t)s
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Latin deliquescent-, deliquescens, present participle of deliquescere
First Known Use
1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
deliquescent
adjective
del·i·ques·cent -ᵊnt
: tending to melt or dissolve
especially : tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of moisture from the air
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- anguishes
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- angular correlation
- angular cutter
- angular displacement
- angular distance
- angular field
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- angular impulse
- angular leaf spot
- angular magnification
- angular milling
- angular momentum
- angular motion
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