dis·so·lu·tion /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/
 分解,溶解,解散,結束


 dis·so·lu·tion /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/ 名詞
 溶出度,溶散度,溶散性,溶出作用


 Dis·so·lu·tion n.
 1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.
    Dissolutions of ancient amities.   --Shak.
 2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
 3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution.
    The dissolution of the compound.   --South.
 4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership.
    Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament.   --Blackstone.
 5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death.
 We expected
 Immediate dissolution.   --Milton.
 6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction.
    A man of continual dissolution and thaw.   --Shak.
 7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution.
 8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin.
    To make a present dissolution of the world.   --Hooker.
 9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.]

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 dissolution
      n 1: the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt
           in water" [syn: dissolving]
      2: separation into component parts [syn: disintegration]
      3: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: profligacy,
          dissipation, licentiousness]
      4: the termination of a meeting [syn: adjournment]
      5: the termination of a relationship [syn: breakup]