"deliquescent" meaning in All languages combined

See deliquescent on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /diˈlɪkwəsənt/ Forms: more deliquescent [comparative], most deliquescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: Latin deliquescens, present participle of deliquesco; de + liquesco (“I melt”): compare French déliquescent. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|deliquescens}} Latin deliquescens, {{cog|fr|déliquescent}} French déliquescent Head templates: {{en-adj}} deliquescent (comparative more deliquescent, superlative most deliquescent)
  1. Seeming to melt away. Categories (topical): Chemical processes, Water Synonyms: melting, disappearing
    Sense id: en-deliquescent-en-adj-TNaWXQw8 Disambiguation of Chemical processes: 51 14 15 20 Disambiguation of Water: 51 25 9 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 13 12 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 58 17 12 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 11 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 62 11 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 10 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 62 11 16 11
  2. (physical chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution. Tags: physical Categories (topical): Physical chemistry Translations (chemistry): deliqüescent (Catalan), deliquescente (Spanish), tagitubigin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-deliquescent-en-adj-B~tLF5vk Categories (other): Solution Disambiguation of Solution: 0 100 0 0 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry': 34 66 0 0
  3. (botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-deliquescent-en-adj-hdU57HH8 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  4. (mycology, of the fruiting body of a fungus) Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle. Categories (topical): Mycology
    Sense id: en-deliquescent-en-adj-taoUQqjE Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deliquescently, nondeliquescent
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