(ようかい)

ようかい
noun, suru verb
dissolution; melting
1. dissolution; dissolving
the process of a substance dissolving into a liquid solvent
(しお)(みず)溶解(ようかい)する。
Salt dissolves in water.
溶解(ようかい)()温度(おんど)によって()わる。
Solubility changes with temperature.
溶解(ようかい)(えき)準備(じゅんび)する。
To prepare a solution.
2. melting; liquefaction
the process of a solid becoming liquid through heat
金属(きんぞく)溶解(ようかい)する温度(おんど)
The temperature at which metal melts.
溶解(ようかい)()(てつ)()かす。
To melt iron in a melting furnace.
(こおり)溶解(ようかい)(てん)(れい)()だ。
The melting point of ice is zero degrees.

溶解(ようかい) covers both dissolution (in a solvent) and melting (by heat).

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • (よう) (melt, dissolve)
  • (かい) (unravel, dissolve)

SENSE 1 (Dissolution):

  • 溶解(ようかい)() (solubility)
  • 溶解(ようかい)(えき) (solution)
  • 溶解(ようかい)(せい) (solubility property)

SENSE 2 (Melting):

  • 溶解(ようかい)() (melting furnace)
  • 溶解(ようかい)(てん) (melting point)
  • 溶解(ようかい)(ねつ) (heat of fusion)

USAGE:

  • 溶解(ようかい)する (to dissolve, to melt - suru verb)

RELATED TERMS:

  • ()ける (to dissolve, to melt - everyday verb)
  • 融解(ゆうかい) (melting - more specific to melting)
  • 溶液(ようえき) (solution)