dissolution

/,disə'lu:ʃn/

Thân thiện

The salt undergoes dissolution in the clear glass of water.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of ending or terminating something formally: "Dissolution" can refer to the formal ending of an official body, agreement, or relationship.
   • The process of dissolving or being dissolved into a liquid: In chemistry and general use, "dissolution" means the process by which a solid, liquid, or gas mixes with a solvent to form a solution.
   • Disintegration or decomposition into parts or elements: It can describe the process of breaking down into constituent parts.
   • Dissolute living; excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: An archaic or formal meaning referring to a state of moral decay or debauchery.

Usage and Examples

• Formal Termination:

  • The shareholders voted for the dissolution of the company.
  • The dissolution of their marriage was finalized last month.
  • The king announced the dissolution of parliament, triggering new elections.

• Process of Dissolving:

  • The dissolution of the sugar in the coffee was almost instantaneous.
  • Scientists studied the rate of dissolution for various salts in water.

• Disintegration or Decomposition:

  • Over centuries, the dissolution of the ancient ruins was caused by wind and rain.
  • The dissolution of the empire into smaller states led to prolonged conflict.

• Dissolute Living (Archaic/Formal):

  • The novel depicts a life of luxury and moral dissolution.

Advanced Usage

• "Dissolution of a partnership": The legal termination of a business partnership.

  • Financial disagreements led to the dissolution of the partnership.

• "Rate of dissolution": A scientific term describing how quickly a substance dissolves.

  • Temperature significantly affects the rate of dissolution.

Variants and Related Words

• Dissolve (verb): To cause to pass into a solution; to bring to an end.

  • Stir to dissolve the powder completely.
  • The committee voted to dissolve itself.

• Dissolute (adjective): Lax in morals; characterized by indulgence in pleasure.

  • He led a dissolute life in his youth.

• Indissoluble (adjective): Unable to be destroyed; lasting.

  • They formed an indissoluble bond of friendship.

Synonyms

• Termination: The act of ending something.
• Disintegration: The process of losing cohesion or strength.
• Dissolving: The process of becoming incorporated into a liquid.
• Debauchery: Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures (for the archaic sense).

Antonyms

• Formation: The action of forming or establishing something.
• Union: The action of joining together.
• Solidification: The process of becoming solid or hard.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "On the road to dissolution": In a state of decline or breaking apart.

  • Corruption left the institution on the road to dissolution.

• "Dissolution of the monasteries": A specific historical reference to the closing of monasteries in England under Henry VIII.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
2. the termination of a meeting
3. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
4. the process of going into solution
   • the dissolving of salt in water
5. separation into component parts

Từ đồng nghĩa

• breakup
• adjournment
• profligacy
• dissipation
• licentiousness
• looseness
• dissolving
• disintegration