Dissolved
[dɪ'zɑlv]
Definition
(adj.) (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; 'add the dissolved gelatin' .
Edited by Carlos--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Dissolve
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Examples
- Coloring matter, dissolved in alcohol, may be put in and made of any shade you like. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- We talk of breathing air, but what all living things really do is to breathe oxygen dissolved in water. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The particles are not dissolved in the water, but are held there in suspension, as we call it technically. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The resultant compound i n turn dissolved water; hence the phenomena of evaporation. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It had charred as leather chars, but no part of the surface had dissolved. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When dry, dip the paper into a solution of iodide of potassium, containing 500 grains dissolved in 1 pint of water, and let it remain in the solution two or three minutes. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The remainder of the sugar settles at the bottom of the vessel, and cannot be dissolved by any amount of stirring. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- They dissolved into a vast multitude of fugitives streaming under great dust clouds and without a single rally across the hot plain towards Arbela. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I was on a visit to Alf's plantation, for it was after we had dissolved partnership. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A tea-spoonful to a table-spoonful of the powder is dissolved in 1 pint of water, requiring from 1/2 to 1 hour to make the solution. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- As you have no doubt frequently observed, Watson, the impression usually goes through--a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- They are found in volcanic regions and are supposed to be due to the action of hot water, which carried off the organic material and deposited dissolved silica in its place. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Many natural waters present us with silica in a dissolved state, although it is not soluble in pure water. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These should all be in powder and dissolved in 1 quart of water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Hence, when treated with an oleaginous solvent the shadows dissolved out, and the lights, represented by the undissolved resin, formed a picture, which was in reality a permanent negative. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In five minutes more the cloud of bewilderment dissolved: I knew quite well that I was in my own bed, and that the red glare was the nursery fire. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But whether Joe knew how poor I was, and how my great expectations had all dissolved, like our own marsh mists before the sun, I could not understand. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- If eyes are weak, bathe them in lukewarm water in which a pinch of borax has been dissolved. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- She felt the engagement to be a source of repentance and misery to eachshe dissolved it. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The ties of interest, which bound the inferior ranks of people to the clergy, were in this manner gradually broken and dissolved. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They dissolved into the surrounding populations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It may be used either as a dry powder or may be dissolved in water and applied in the usual modes to the substances to be preserved. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The unacted upon portions are dissolved out by dilute hydrochloric acid, leaving a black permanent image. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Besides its use as an explosive, gun cotton when dissolved in ether has found an important application as collodion in the art of photography. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In ways like these we shall go on inventing methods by which the fictitious party alignments can be dissolved. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Slowly discipline dissolved. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An attempt to retreat dissolved into a rout and became a massacre. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In conducting the collodion process, the collodion is first iodised by adding to it iodide of potassium and iodide of silver, dissolved in alcohol. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- At the same time, my heart, always accessible to tender influences, dissolved in tears at the spectacle of suffering before me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I am sorry for those poor fellows, was the answer, while the spark in her glance dissolved to dew. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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