English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “dissolve”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for dissolve is dis-solve, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
dis-solve
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result dis-solve The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Worddissolve
Hyphenationdis-solve
Break points1
Part of speechverb · noun
Pronunciation/dəˈzɑlv/
Meaning & usage

What does “dissolve” mean?

dissolve: (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Headworddissolve
Part of speechverb · noun
Pronunciation/dəˈzɑlv/
1
verb

(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Example: “glucose dissolves easily in water”

Synonyms:
become a solution break down go into solution
2
verb

Close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body)

Example: “the country's president can dissolve parliament under certain circumstances”

3
noun

(in a movie) an act or instance of moving gradually from one picture to another.

Example: “the alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves”

Word breaks

How “dissolve” is split

dis·solve

For US English, the hyphenation result is dis-solve. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “dissolve”

How do you hyphenate “dissolve”?

In the US-English result used here, dissolve is hyphenated as dis-solve.

Where can “dissolve” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “dissolve” mean?

(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Can you use “dissolve” in a sentence?

“glucose dissolves easily in water”

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