DELIQUESCENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

hydrophilic (having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water)

Derivation:

deliquesce (melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air)

deliquesce (melt away in the process of decay)

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