deliquesce
Melt by humidity
Deliquesce means to dissolve by absorbing moisture from the air—certain salts and chemicals deliquesce in humid conditions, becoming liquid.
The word extends to gradual melting or fading away: The ice sculpture deliquesced in the afternoon sun.
Figuratively, things that deliquesce dissolve into formlessness or disappear gradually.
Disperse into liquid
- meltChange from solid
- absorbTake in fully
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- humidContaining much moisture
aqueous · solvent · solution · hydration · saturate · solubility · soften · wet
Lose intensity gradually
- vanishCease to be visible
- dissipateGradually fade away
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
- disappearPass from visibility
fleeting · transient · ephemeral · evanescent · dissolve · wane · dwindle · recede
Organic breakdown process
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
- putrefyDecompose with stench
- spoilDamage or overindulge
- molderGradually disintegrate from neglect
fester · deteriorate · disintegrate · wither · crumble · corrode · necrosis · putrescence
dissolve
Disperse into liquid
humid · aqueous · solvent · solution · hydration · saturate · solubility · soften · wet · damp
fade
Lose intensity gradually
disappear · fleeting · transient · ephemeral · evanescent · dissolve · wane · dwindle · recede · disperse
rot
Organic breakdown process
molder · fester · deteriorate · disintegrate · wither · crumble · corrode · necrosis · putrescence · perish