solution
[ suh-loo-shuhn ]
/ səˈlu ʃən /
noun
Origin of solution
OTHER WORDS FROM solution
so·lu·tion·al, adjective non·so·lu·tion, noun pre·so·lu·tion, nounWords nearby solution
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British Dictionary definitions for solution
solution
/ (səˈluːʃən) /
noun
Word Origin for solution
C14: from Latin
solūtiō an unloosing, from
solūtus; see
solute
Medical definitions for solution
solution
[ sə-lōō′shən ]
n.
A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, which may be solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these.
The state of being dissolved.
In pharmacology, a liquid preparation containing a solute, especially an aqueous solution of a nonvolatile substance.
Termination of a disease by a crisis.
A break, cut, or laceration of the solid tissues.
Scientific definitions for solution
solution
[ sə-lōō′shən ]
Chemistry
A mixture in which particles of one or more substances (the solute) are distributed uniformly throughout another substance (the solvent), so that the mixture is homogeneous at the molecular or ionic level. The particles in a solution are smaller than those in either a colloid or a suspension. Compare colloid suspension.
Mathematics
A value or values which, when substituted for a variable in an equation, make the equation true. For example, the solutions to the equation x2 = 4 are 2 and -2.