DISSOLUTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does dissolution mean?
• DISSOLUTION (noun)
The noun DISSOLUTION has 5 senses:
1. the process of going into solution
2. separation into component parts
3. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
4. the termination of a meeting
5. the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
Familiarity information: DISSOLUTION used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• DISSOLUTION (noun)
Meaning:
The process of going into solution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
dissolution; dissolving
Context example:
the dissolving of salt in water
Hypernyms ("dissolution" is a kind of...):
liquefaction (the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid)
Meaning:
Separation into component parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
disintegration; dissolution
Hypernyms ("dissolution" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissolution"):
fibrinolysis (a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots)
lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)
Meaning:
Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
profligacy; licentiousness; dissipation; dissolution; looseness
Hypernyms ("dissolution" is a kind of...):
intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)
Meaning:
The termination of a meeting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
adjournment; dissolution
Hypernyms ("dissolution" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Meaning:
The termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
breakup; dissolution
Hypernyms ("dissolution" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissolution"):
splitsville (separation or breakup or divorce)
annulment; invalidation ((law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc))
