melt
n.— «Typically, university officials expect about 9 to 10 percent of students to change their minds and go elsewhere—a process known as “melt”—before school starts.» —“UNCW to house students in hotel” by Veronica Gonzalez StarNewsOnline.com (Wilmington, North Carolina) Aug. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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