1. the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body
2. the process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or liquid
Usage: chemistry
3. the closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body
Usage: legal

Examples

• The dissolution of Parliament was announced yesterday.
• The company filed for dissolution after years of financial losses.
• The dissolution of salt in water is a physical change.
• Sugar undergoes rapid dissolution in hot tea.
• The dissolution of their marriage was finalized last month.
• The king ordered the dissolution of the rebellious council.
• Scientists studied the dissolution rate of the new compound.