deliquesce; deliquescence. Deliquescent compounds absorb so much moisture from the air that they dissolve. Examples are calcium chloride and sodium hydroxide.
Deliquescent branching is a type of branching that is exhibited by an oak or maple tree. There is a short main trunk with irregular branching above the short main trunk. This is also known as Sympodial Branching.
branching in such a way that the stem is lost in the branches; the main stem branching into numerous smaller ones, e.g., American elm is a deliquescent tree branching without a continuous main stem.