a) separation into component parts
b) DEATH (1) <grew convinced of his friend's approaching \dissolution (Elinor Wylie)>
c) LIQUEFACTION
d) SOLUTION (1a)
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dis·so·lu·tion (dis″o-looґshən) [L. dissolvere to dissolve] 1. the process in which one substance is dissolved in another. 2. separation of a compound into its components by chemical action. 3. liquefaction. 4. the process of loosening or relaxing. 5. death.Medical dictionary. 2011.