Deliquescent (adj)
de-li-kwe-sent
Relating to a solid substance that absorbs moisture from the air and becomes liquid.
late 18th century: from Latin deliquescent- ‘dissolving’, from the verb deliquescere
Example sentences
“I wanted to forage the shaggy inkcap mushrooms but they’re deliquescent and had dissolved to ink by the time I returned.”
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