Associations to the word «Deliquium»

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Wiktionary

DELIQUIUM, noun. (chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
DELIQUIUM, noun. (pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
DELIQUIUM, noun. (literary) (figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
DELIQUIUM, noun. (rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.

Dictionary definition

DELIQUIUM, noun. A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King