Definition of solution

• n. - The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.
• n. - The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.
• n. - The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution; disintegration.
• n. - The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product reulting from such absorption.
• n. - release; deliverance; discharge.
• n. - The termination of a disease; resolution.
• n. - A crisis.
• n. - A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble.