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. A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments. In addition to acetote, benzine, and a little pyroxylin, it contains amyl acetate, which gives it the odor of bananas. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See Dissolve. ] 1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dissolutions of ancient amities. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dissolution of the compound. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. [ 1913 Webster ]

We expected
Immediate dissolution. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man of continual dissolution and thaw. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make a present dissolution of the world. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [ Obs. or R. ] Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) An aqueous solution of carbolic acid, borax, sodium bicarbonate, and glycerin, used as a spray in diseases of the nose and throat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. exsolutio a release. ] Relaxation. [ R. ] Richardson (Dict. ). [ 1913 Webster ]

An aqueous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; -- named from Fowler, an English physician who first brought it into use. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. irrésolution. ] Lack of resolution; lack of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ From Labarraque, a Parisian apothecary. ] (Med.) An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite, extensively used as a disinfectant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sodium hypochlorite is the same compound used in the commercial trademarked bleach Clorox(TM). It has both disinfectant and bleaching activity. [ PJC ]

adj. producing images that are not sharply defined; -- of optical instruments or image display devices. Opposite of high-resolution. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ See Monsel's salt. ] (Med.) An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Failure of solution or explanation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. résolution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See Resolve. ] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem. [ 1913 Webster ]

The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be it with resolution then to fight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Technical) The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured. [ PJC ]

10. (Technical) a measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power. [ PJC ]

Joint resolution. See under Joint, a. --
Resolution of a force or
Resolution of a motion (Mech.), the separation of a single force or motion into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of composition of a force. --
Resolution of a nebula (Astron.), the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be composed of small stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. See Decision. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a declaration or resolution; specifically, one of a party in the Scottish Church in the 17th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was sequestrated afterwards as a Resolutioner. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes a resolution. [ 1913 Webster ]