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deliquescent

de·li·ques·cent

UK/diˈlɪkwəsənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

Origin

Latin deliquescens, present participle of deliquesco; de + liquesco (“to melt”): compare French déliquescent. By surface analysis, deliquesce + -ent

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