dissolution

[ dis-uh-loo-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.

  2. the resulting state.

  1. the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.

  2. the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal.

  3. Government. an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.

  4. death; decease.

  5. a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; decay; termination.

  6. legal termination, especially of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc.

  7. Chemistry. the process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or, especially, a liquid.

Origin of dissolution

1
1350–1400; Middle English dissolucioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dissolūtiōn- (stem of dissolūtiō). See dis-1, solution

Other words from dissolution

  • dis·so·lu·tive, adverb
  • non·dis·so·lu·tion, noun
  • pre·dis·so·lu·tion, noun
  • pro·dis·so·lu·tion, adjective
  • re·dis·so·lu·tion, noun
  • self-dis·so·lu·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for dissolution

dissolution

/ (ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən) /


noun
  1. the resolution or separation into component parts; disintegration

  2. destruction by breaking up and dispersing

  1. the termination of a meeting or assembly, such as Parliament

  2. the termination of a formal or legal relationship, such as a business enterprise, marriage, etc

  3. the state of being dissolute; dissipation

  4. the act or process of dissolving

Derived forms of dissolution

  • dissolutive, adjective

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Scientific definitions for dissolution

dissolution

[ dĭs′ə-lōōshən ]


  1. The dissolving of a material in a liquid.

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