1. (n.) The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.

2. (n.) The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.

3. (n.) The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution; disintegration.

4. (n.) The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product resulting from such absorption.

5. (n.) release; deliverance; discharge.

6. (n.) The termination of a disease; resolution.

7. (n.) A crisis.

8. (n.) A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble.

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