deliquescent – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
deliquescent
adj.
becoming a liquid through the absorption of moisture; melting
deliquescent
Adjective
1. (especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
(similar) hydrophilic
déliquescent
adj.
deliquescent
Deliquescent
(a.)
Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
(a.)
Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
deliquescent (deliquesce; deliquescence)
Say it Deliquescent compounds absorb so much moisture from the air that they dissolve. Examples are calcium chloride and sodium hydroxide.
