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deliquescent

The correct spelling is deliquescent.

How to pronounce deliquescent

adjective

Say it like: Del-ikw-ess-ent

The correct spelling is deliquescent. Seeming to melt away. For example: "deliquescent salts"

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deliquescent salts

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Seeming to melt away.
  2. 2.Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
  3. 3.Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
  4. 4.(of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle.

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