Word of the Day: DELIQUESCE
To melt away
deliquesce (verb) - to dissolve, melt away, or become liquid [del-i-kwes]
BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + LIQUI- (to flow or melt) + -ESCE (grow or become)
deliquescent means highly soluble or tending to dissolve; fleeting or ephemeral
deliquescence is the process in which a solid substance absorbs moisture from the air until it dissolves and forms a liquid solution; the substance resulting from melting or liquifying
“It was a very very nice letter you wrote by the light of the stars at midnight. Always write then, for your heart requires moonlight to deliquesce it.” —Virginia Woolf
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