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so⋅lu⋅tion

  [suh-loo-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
2. the state of being solved: a problem capable of solution.
3. a particular instance or method of solving; an explanation or answer: The solution is as good as any other.
4. Mathematics.
a. the process of determining the answer to a problem.
b. the answer itself.
5. Chemistry.
a. the process by which a gas, liquid, or solid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, liquid, or solid without chemical change.
b. such a substance, as dissolved sugar or salt in solution.
c. a homogeneous, molecular mixture of two or more substances.
6. Pharmacology. Also called liquor. a liquid, usually water, in which a medication is dissolved.
7. Medicine/Medical.
a. the termination of a disease.
b. a breach or break in anything, esp. one in parts of the body normally continuous, as from fracture or laceration: solution of continuity.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME < L solūtiōn- (s. of solūtiō), equiv. to solūt(us) (see solute ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
so⋅lu⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
3. key, resolution.
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so·lu·tion   (sə-lōō'shən)   
n.  

    1. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these.

    2. The process of forming such a mixture.

    3. The method or process of solving a problem.

    4. The answer to or disposition of a problem.

  2. The state of being dissolved.

    1. The method or process of solving a problem.

    2. The answer to or disposition of a problem.

  4. Law Payment or satisfaction of a claim or debt.

  5. The act of separating or breaking up; dissolution.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin solūtiō, solūtiōn-, from solūtus, past participle of solvere, to loosen; see solute.]
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Cultural Dictionary

solution

In chemistry, a uniform mixture of one solid, liquid, or gas with another solid, liquid, or gas.

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Word Origin & History

solution 
1375, "a solving or being solved," from O.Fr. solucion, from L. solutionem (nom. solutio) "a loosening or unfastening," also "a solving," from pp. stem of solvere "to loosen, untie, solve, dissolve" (see solve). Meaning "liquid containing a dissolved substance" is first recorded 1594.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: so·lu·tion
Pronunciation: s&-'lü-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : an act or the process by which a solid, liquid, orgaseous substance is homogeneously mixed with a liquid or sometimes a gas or solid called also dissolution b : a homogeneous mixture formed by this process
2 a : a liquid containing a dissolved substance solution> b : a liquid and usually aqueous medicinal preparation with the solid ingredients soluble c : the condition of being dissolved solution>
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solution so·lu·tion (sə-l&oomacr;'shən)
n.
Abbr. sol., soln.

  1. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these.

  2. The state of being dissolved.

  3. In pharmacology, a liquid preparation containing a solute, especially an aqueous solution of a nonvolatile substance.

  4. Termination of a disease by a crisis.

  5. A break, cut, or laceration of the solid tissues.

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solution   (sə-l'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Chemistry A mixture in which particles of one or more substances (the solute) are distributed uniformly throughout another substance (the solvent), so that the mixture is homogeneous at the molecular or ionic level. The particles in a solution are smaller than those in either a colloid or a suspension. Compare colloid, suspension.

  2. Mathematics A value or values which, when substituted for a variable in an equation, make the equation true. For example, the solutions to the equation x2 = 4 are 2 and -2.


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solution jargon
A marketroid term for something he wants to sell you without bothering you with the often dizzying distinctions between hardware, software, services, applications, file formats, companies, brand names and operating systems.
"Flash is a perfect image-streaming solution." "What is it?" "Um... about a thousand dollars."
See also: technology.
(1998-07-07)

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