The term "dissolve" is employed with remarkable versatility, functioning both as a literal descriptor and a metaphor for transformation in literature. It may indicate the physical breaking down of substances—as when acid dissolves copper ([1]) or an eggshell softens in vinegar ([2])—and at the same time it evokes more abstract disintegrations, such as the fading away of memories or relationships ([3], [4]). Political and social orders, too, are depicted as dissolving; for instance, alliances or cabinet structures disintegrate under internal dissent and conflict ([5], [6]). In another vein, even instructions in culinary texts use the term to describe the methodical combination of ingredients to achieve the desired mixture ([7]). Thus, across diverse genres and contexts, "dissolve" richly conveys both the tangible process of material change and the ephemeral nature of bonds and structures in the human experience.