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deliquescent

adjective

/ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛsənt/

Meaning

tending to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

Sugar is not deliquescent, but salt can be.

moisture-absorbing, hygroscopic, dissolving

dry, solid

deliquescent salt, deliquescent material, deliquescent compound

of great importance or significance; having far-reaching consequences

Happening by accident or chance rather than design; lucky.

Relating to large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivit...

Specified or stated; already decided or certain.

Not able to exist or work together without conflict.

Existing or occurring at the same time.