solutions

 [suh-loo-shuhn]  

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.
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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, especially one in parts of the body normally continuous, as from fracture or laceration: solution of continuity.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin solūtiōn- (stem of solūtiō), equivalent to solūt(us) (see solute) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms
so·lu·tion·al, adjective
non·so·lu·tion, noun
pre·so·lu·tion, noun

Synonyms
3. key, resolution.

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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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