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DISSOLVED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form

Example:

add the dissolved gelatin

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

liquid; liquified; melted (changed from a solid to a liquid state)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb dissolve

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 Context examples: 

Marriage contract has been declared dissolved and inactive.

(Divorced, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Indicates a person whose marriage has been legally dissolved and has not remarried.

(Divorced, NCI Thesaurus)

A powder composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s), and a mixture of acids and sodium bicarbonate, which release carbon dioxide when dissolved in water.

(Effervescent Powder Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

All connection between us seemed now dissolved.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Decades of measurements have revealed that nearly all the organic matter dissolved in the oceans is up to several thousand years old.

(Ancient molecules from the sea likely burst into the air from ocean waves, National Science Foundation)

A tablet composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s), and a mixture of acids and sodium bicarbonate, which release carbon dioxide when dissolved in water.

(Effervescent Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon insertion into the vitreous cavity, dexamethasone intravitreal implant is dissolved slowly and dexamethasone is released over an extended period of time.

(Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant, NCI Thesaurus)

A solution composed of a homogenous liquid that contains active and/or inert ingredient(s) dissolved in a suitable solvent or mixture of mutually miscible solvents.

(Intravenous Solution Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

As you have no doubt frequently observed, Watson, the impression usually goes through—a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

However, the authors suggest this could resolve once the gel fully dissolved.

(Developing novel ear infection treatments, NIH)