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Deliquescent vs Efflorescent - What's the difference?

deliquescent | efflorescent |

As adjectives the difference between deliquescent and efflorescent

is that deliquescent is absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution while efflorescent is bursting into flower.

deliquescent

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
  • deliquescent salts
  • (botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
  • (Gray)

    efflorescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • bursting into flower
  • growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.