Antonyms for deliquescent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : del-i-kwes-uh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛl ɪˈkwɛs əns |
Definition of deliquescent
Origin :- 1791, in chemistry, from Latin deliquescentem (nominative deliquescens), present participle of deliquescere (see deliquesce). General use dates from 1866. Related: Deliquescence.
- As in liquid : adj fluid, flowing, melting
- When it is soon lost in the division, as in Fig. 4, it is said to be deliquescent.
- Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
- It occurs as a red, crystalline, fusible, deliquescent powder.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
- Medicinal or impure emetia is brownish, red, deliquescent, and emetic in doses of 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 gr.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
- Deliquescent, branching off so that the stem is lost in the branches, 32.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
- The potash salt crystallizes in quadrilateral prisms, needles or plates, and is not deliquescent.
- Extract from : « Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 » by Various
- The crystals of this salt, which are obtained with difficulty, are right rhombic prisms, and are deliquescent.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
- Indeed, such a process is probably already in operation, amidst the deliquescent social mass.
- Extract from : « Anticipations » by Herbert George Wells
- The bicarbonate is in colourless prisms, which have a saline, feebly alkaline taste, and are not deliquescent.
- Extract from : « Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology » by W. G. Aitchison Robertson
- This is called a deliquescent stem (Lat., deliquescere, to melt away).
- Extract from : « Woodworking for Beginners » by Charles Gardner Wheeler
- A white, opaque, deliquescent body, very soluble in water and alcohol.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
Synonyms for deliquescent
- aqueous
- damp
- deliquescent
- dissolvable
- dissolved
- dulcet
- fluent
- fluidic
- fusible
- ichorous
- juicy
- liquefied
- liquescent
- liquiform
- luscious
- mellifluent
- mellifluous
- mellow
- meltable
- melted
- moist
- molten
- moving
- pulpy
- running
- runny
- sappy
- serous
- smooth
- soft
- solvent
- splashing
- succulent
- thawed
- thin
- uncongealed
- viscous
- watery
- wet
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