What is "deliquescent" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does deliquescent mean in English? Meaning of deliquescent definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "deliquescent" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "deliquescent": (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

Adjective

  • Meaning: (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
  • Synonyms: deliquescent
  • Similar: hydrophilic
  • Adjective: (chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution. deliquescent salts(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. (Can we find and add a quotation of Gray to this entry?)
  • Synonyms:

    succulent, solvent, damp, smooth, running, melted, wet, dulcet, fluent, juicy, luscious, mellifluous, mellow, moist, molten, moving, sappy, soft, thin, viscous, watery, pulpy, splashing, aqueous, dissolvable, dissolved, fluidic, fusible, ichorous, liquefied, liquescent, liquiform, mellifluent, meltable, runny, serous, thawed, uncongealed,

    Antonyms:

    intermittent, unavailable, dry, broken, close, condensed, dense, firm, hard, solid, frozen,

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