the act or the process by which a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance is uniformly mixed usu with a liquid
a usu liquid uniform mixture formed by this process
the condition of being dissolved
an answer to a problem
the act or process of solving a problem
a mixture formed when a solid, liquid, or gas is uniformly distributed in a solvent
the process of dissolving or the state of being dissolved
[Middle English via French from Latin solution-, solutio, from solvere: see solve]