dissolution
dissolution is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
- 2.Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. The dissolution of the compound. South.
- 3.The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. Blackstone.
- 4.The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. We expected Immediate dissolution. Milton.
- 5.The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. A man of continual dissolution and thaw. Shak.
- 6.The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon.
- 7.Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. To make a present dissolution of the world. Hooker.
- 8.Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] Atterbury.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alkahest
- analysis
- analytical
- analyze
- apozem
- break
- catalysis
- catalytic
- colliquation
- colliquative
- colliquefaction
- condense
- corruption
- crumble
- decentralize
- decompose
- decomposed
- decomposition
- decompound
- deliquation
- deliquesce
- deliquescence
- deliquescent
- disembody
- disintegration
- disjunction
- disperse
- dispersion
- dissect
- dissection
- dissolve
- dust
- electrolyze
- flux
- heat
- hold
- infusion
- into
- its
- liquate
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is dissolution.
- What is change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting called?
- What is change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. The dissolution of the compound. South called?
- What is the dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. Blackstone called?
- What is the extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. We expected Immediate dissolution. Milton called?
- What is the state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. A man of continual dissolution and thaw. Shak called?
- What is the new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon called?
- What is destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. To make a present dissolution of the world. Hooker called?
- What is corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] Atterbury called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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