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Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.

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  1. a. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
  2. a. Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
  3. adj. (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
  4. 1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts. 2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. Gray.
  5. Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in mostdeciduous trees. Gray.
  6. s. (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air