dissolving

di-ZAHLV-ing/dɪˈzɑlvɪŋ/UKdi-ZOLV-ing/dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/

2 meanings of dissolving

1
noununcountable
The way a solid breaks apart and mixes into a liquid until it seems to disappear.
Like watching a sugar cube slowly turn into nothing in your tea.
The dissolving of the sugar happened quickly in the hot tea.
Doctors timed the dissolving of the coating on the pill.
Similardissolution, solvation
Oppositeprecipitation, crystallization
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2
verb
Present participle of dissolve. Use this form for something mixing into a liquid right now.
The sugar is dissolving in the hot tea.
Dissolving the powder takes only a few seconds.
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dissolving is a form of dissolve

dissolve, verb: To mix a solid into a liquid until it breaks apart and becomes part of it. Full entry

Forms: dissolvedissolves he/she/itdissolving -ing formdissolved past tense, past participle
Spelling: dissolve → dissolving: drop the e, add -ing

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