Antonyms of adj deliquescent

1 sense of deliquescent

Sense 1
deliquescent -- ((especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air)

INDIRECT (VIA hydrophilic) -> hydrophobic -- (lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water)

Similarity of adj deliquescent

1 sense of deliquescent

Sense 1
deliquescent -- ((especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air)
       => hydrophilic (vs. hydrophobic) -- (having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water)