Spanish word

disolver

Pronunciation

IPA/disolˈβeɾ/

Meaning

  • verbdissolve

Example

¿Puedes disolver el azúcar en el café?

Can you dissolve the sugar in the coffee?

Illustration for disolver (dissolve)

More examples

Tienes que disolver la pastilla en un vaso de agua.

You have to dissolve the pill in a glass of water.

Core concept

Salt crystals blending into a glass of water.

Common phrases

  • disolver una pastilla

    dissolve a pill

  • disolver en agua

    dissolve in water

  • disolver el azúcar

    dissolve the sugar

Similar words

diluir: Adds liquid to make a solution weaker by decreasing solute concentration.
licuar: Changes a solid or semi-solid into a liquid, yielding a smooth, fluid material.
derretir: Applies heat to cause a solid to melt and become liquid.

Definition in Spanish

Hacer que algo sólido o una sustancia deje de distinguirse al mezclarse con un líquido, formando una sola fase; por extensión, provocar la desaparición o suspensión de una entidad jurídica o un.

Word origin

From Latin dissolvere (dis- 'apart' + solvere 'loosen'), literally 'loosen apart', used for physical dissolution and for terminating or suspending organizations.

Usage tips

  • Disolver is used for dissolving substances or bodies (una sociedad), while derretir implies melting by heat and diluir means reducing concentration.

Other meanings

  • disbandverb
  • annulverb

Opposites

  • solidificarsolidifyverb
  • cristalizarcrystallizeverb

Related words

  • disolucióndissolutionnoun
  • disueltodissolvedadjective
  • disolublesolubleadjective

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