1.
dissolution; dissolving
the process of a substance dissolving into a liquid solvent
塩が水に溶解する。
Salt dissolves in water.
溶解度は温度によって変わる。
Solubility changes with temperature.
溶解液を準備する。
To prepare a solution.
2.
melting; liquefaction
the process of a solid becoming liquid through heat
金属が溶解する温度。
The temperature at which metal melts.
溶解炉で鉄を溶かす。
To melt iron in a melting furnace.
氷の溶解点は零度だ。
The melting point of ice is zero degrees.
溶解 covers both dissolution (in a solvent) and melting (by heat).
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 溶 (melt, dissolve)
- 解 (unravel, dissolve)
SENSE 1 (Dissolution):
- 溶解度 (solubility)
- 溶解液 (solution)
- 溶解性 (solubility property)
SENSE 2 (Melting):
- 溶解炉 (melting furnace)
- 溶解点 (melting point)
- 溶解熱 (heat of fusion)
USAGE:
- 溶解する (to dissolve, to melt - suru verb)
RELATED TERMS:
- 溶ける (to dissolve, to melt - everyday verb)
- 融解 (melting - more specific to melting)
- 溶液 (solution)