# dissolving

Pronunciation: US say "di-ZAHLV-ing" /dɪˈzɑlvɪŋ/; UK say "di-ZOLV-ing" /dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act or process by which a substance spreads evenly through a liquid and disappears into it.
   - Simple: The way a solid breaks apart and mixes into a liquid until it seems to disappear.
   - _Chemists measured the rate of dissolving for each compound at room temperature._
   - _Stirring constantly speeds the dissolving of salt in cold water._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of dissolve. — present participle and gerund of dissolve
   - Simple: Present participle of dissolve. Use this form for something mixing into a liquid right now.
   - _The tablet is dissolving slowly at the bottom of the glass._
   - _Dissolving salt in water lowers its freezing point._

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