单词 | solution |
释义 | solution —solutional, adj. /seuh looh"sheuhn/, n. 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. Math. a. the process of determining the answer to a problem. b. the answer itself. 5. Chem. 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. Pharm. Also called liquor. a liquid, usually water, in which a medication is dissolved. 7. Med. 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. [1325-75; ME < L solution- (s. of solutio), equiv. to solut(us) (see SOLUTE) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 3. key, resolution. |
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