to redissolve
1
6.3
To make a solid that formed in a liquid go back into liquid
- verb
- /ˌriːdɪˈzɒlv/
- Specialized
:
volver a disolver
- You can redissolve the salt by adding hot water after it has crystallized from the brine.
- residue was redissolved
- redissolved in 1 mL
Examples
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If the gelatin solidifies too much, you can redissolve it by gently heating it on the stove.
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Aluminum chloride, alum, and PAC1 produce a precipitate that does not redissolve under anoxic (negative redox) conditions as do iron phosphates.
Academic text (1998) -
When the ice cream melted, we were able to redissolve the sugar that had settled at the bottom of the bowl.
Synonyms
to dissolve
vsto redissolve
63
2.4
To mix into a liquid so it becomes part of it
does the same action again after it had solidified or separated
to reconstitute
vsto redissolve
2
5.4
Add water to dried food or powder to make it ready to eat
returns the same material to liquid again after it had solidified or separated
2
7.4
To make a solid mix into a liquid so it seems to disappear
repeats that breaking up after the substance had solidified or separated
1
7.9
To make a substance dissolve in a liquid, often by adding a chemical
performs that solubility change again after the substance had solidified or separated
Antonyms
Surface Forms
redissolve infinitive
redissolved past
redissolved past participle
redissolving present participle
redissolves third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Redissolve comes from the parts re- 'again' and dissolve 'to mix into a liquid' or 'to break up in a liquid', so it means to make something dissolve again.