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dissolution

 [dis″o-loo´shun]
1. the process in which one substance is dissolved in another.
2. separation of a compound into its components by chemical action.
4. death.
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According to Rich, her company set out to formulate its products using proprietary ratios of key nutrients, flavorings and cutting-edge manufacturing methods to ensure that the end result was a vitamin supplement with an enjoyable mouth feel, dissolvability, solubility and delicious taste.
Assuming, arguendo, that one were forced to characterize the distinctive features of the injunction in terms of strength or weakness, some features (for example, contempt, prophylaxis) might suggest that it is a strong remedy, whereas other features (for example, the specificity requirement, dissolvability, the possibility of compromise) might suggest that it is a weak or narrow remedy.
The condition of electrospinning at the room temperature was illustrated as follows: the polymers were dissolved in CH[Cl.sub.3] with a dissolvability of 7.5 wt% (polymer 2a) and 6wt% (polymer 2b), respectively.
When the water is added in this colloidal dispersion, the concentration of organic solution is decreased; also the dissolvability of lignin fragment is decreased.
With a creative assist from package design firm 4sight in New York, Domino just rolled out a carafe-shaped dispenser shrink-wrapped with its familiar yellow and blue colors and incorporating a clear window that shows off those white crystals (whose dissolvability has been enhanced).