deliquescent vs moist

deliquescent

adj
  • Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution. 

  • Seeming to melt away. 

  • Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. 

  • Becoming liquid as a phase of its life cycle. 

moist

adj
  • Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp. 

  • Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on. 

  • Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterized by wetness; also, having a significant amount of this quality. 

  • Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid. 

  • Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age. 

  • Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy. 

  • Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc. 

noun
  • Moistness; also, moisture. 

verb
  • To rain lightly; to drizzle. 

  • To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten. 

How often have the words deliquescent and moist occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )