( v. i. )
To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
( v. i. )
To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012