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dissolution
Found in thesaurus: liquefaction, activity, natural action, natural process, intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence, conclusion, ending, termination
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dissolution
n.
disintegration, decomposition, separation; death
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Dissolution
Dissolution or Dissolve may refer to:
- Dissolution (law), in law, means to end a legal entity or agreement such as a marriage, adoption, or corporation, or unions.
- Dissolution (chemistry), or solvation, in chemistry, the process of dissolving a solid substance into a solvent to make a solution
- Dissolution, in music, is a specific type of section (music).
- Dissolution of parliament, in politics, the dismissal of a legislature so that fresh elections can be held, sometimes ahead of schedule. And sometimes behind schedule
- Dissolution of the Monasteries, in British history, the formal process during the English Reformation by which Henry VIII confiscated the property of the monastic institutions in England, Wales and Ireland between 1538 and 1541
- Dissolution (Byers novel), a 2002 fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers
- Dissolution (Sansom novel), a 2003 historical novel by C. J. Sansom
- Dissolve (filmmaking), in film and video editing, a transition between scenes
- The Dissolve, a web magazine property of Pitchfork Media, covering movies
- Decadence, moral degeneracy
- In Hindu cosmology, the Great Dissolution, Pralaya
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dissolution
Noun
1. the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"
(synonym) dissolving
(hypernym) liquefaction
(derivation) dissolve, resolve, break up
2. separation into component parts
(synonym) disintegration
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(hyponym) fibrinolysis
(derivation) dissolve, break up
3. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
(synonym) profligacy, dissipation, licentiousness
(hypernym) intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence
4. the termination of a meeting
(synonym) adjournment
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(derivation) dissolve, break up
5. the termination of a relationship
(synonym) breakup
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) splitsville
(derivation) dissolve, break up
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dissolution
nf.
dissolution, solution, dismissal; foulness, solvability, disbandment
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Dissolution
(n.)
The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction.
The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction.
(n.)
The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution.
The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution.
(n.)
The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death.
The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death.
(n.)
The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership.
The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership.
(n.)
The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.
The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.
(n.)
Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin.
Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin.
(n.)
Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness.
Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness.
(n.)
Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution.
Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution.
(n.)
Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
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