adj.
Pronunciation: - ' kwe-s ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin deliquescent-, deliquescens, present participle of deliquescere
Date: 1771
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 2a
– del · i · ques · cence \ -s ə n(t)s \ noun