| solutio | Synonym: solution. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| solution | <chemistry> Isotonic salt solution used for mammalian tissues, original version (for frog tissues) much modified and often used loosely to mean any physiological saline. (18 Nov 1997) |
| solution of contiguity | The breaking of contiguity; a dislocation or displacement of two normally contiguous parts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| solution of continuity | Division of bones or soft parts that are normally continuous, as by a fracture, a laceration, or an incision. Synonym: dieresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| solution pressure | The force driving atoms or molecules to leave a solid particle and enter into solution (i.e., to dissolve). (05 Mar 2000) |
| solutions | The homogeneous mixtures formed by the mixing of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance (solute) with a liquid (the solvent), from which the dissolved substances can be recovered by physical processes. (12 Dec 1998) |