Del`i*ques"cent (?), a. [L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. d'eliquescent.]
1.
Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
2. Bot.
Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
Gray.
© Webster 1913.