dissolved
(adjective) (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; “add the dissolved gelatin”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dissolved (comparative more dissolved, superlative most dissolved)
that has been disintegrated in a solvent
dissolved
simple past tense and past participle of dissolve
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*solve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissolving.] Etym: [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere to loose, free. See Solve, and cf. Dissolute.]
1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament. Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. Shak.
2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. Nothing can dissolve us. Shak. Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. Fairfax. For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. The Declaration of Independence.
3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. As if the world were all dissolved to tears. Shak.
4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the mystery." Tennyson. Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. Dan. v. 16.
5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. Dryden.
6. (Law)
Definition: To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
Syn.
– See Adjourn.
Dis*solve", v. i.
1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. Shak.
3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. The charm dissolves apace. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.