Dissolving

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something dissolves.

    "For example, the only manifestation of solubility is dissolving, and being immersed in liquid is its only circumstances of manifestation. Perhaps there are some differences between particular immersions or dissolvings, but they must be similar enough […]"

  2. 2
    the process of going into solution wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dissolve form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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blackoutcolliquativedeparturedisappearingdispersiondissipation

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"Once more she looked at the prince, with her eyes already dimmed by death, then dashed overboard and fell, her body dissolving into foam."

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