Dissolution

Dissolution or dissolve can have the following meanings:

• Dissolve (song), a song on Guster's album Parachute
• to crumble into a liquid.
• In chemistry, it is the process of dissolving a substance into a liquid. In fact, dissolution is best defined as the process where a solid substance enters a solvent to yield a solution.
• In politics, dissolution is the dismissal of a legislature so that fresh elections can be held, sometimes ahead of schedule.
• In British history, dissolution refers to the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
• In law, see dissolution (law).

Dissolution is also the term for the legal process by which an adoption is reversed. While this applies to the vast majority of adoptions which are terminated, they are more commonly referred to as disruptions, even though that term technically applies only to those that are not legally complete at the time of termination.

• In business, dissolution is the process of admitting or removing a partner in a partnership. In the process, a revaluation of the company's assets is conducted to prevent overstating or understating the company's current net value. However, a common practice is to overlook the revaluation stage and allow a "bonus" for either side by going by the value in the books. In addition, there may be other stipulations agreed upon in the company's articles of partnership. Also, if the partnership is located in the United States, then dissolution practices must follow regulations set forth in the Uniform Partnership Act.
• In music, Dissolve is a hardcore band from Poughkeepsie, NY.
• In gaming, Dissolution is the title of a free Source-based mod.
• In literature,

The novel Dissolution, part of the War of the Spider Queen series.

• Dissolution can also refer to a relationship breakup.
• In film and video editing, a dissolve is a transition between scenes.