Deliquescent
Deliquescent , adjective
[Latin deliquescens, -entis, present participle of deliquescere: compare French déliquescent.]
1.
Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts.
2.
(Botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. — Gray